If you were originally diagnosed with diabetes would have instructions on how to take care of your feet all day? Chances are good that you, as a minimum in this area was very important. The most common reason is that you and your health professionals have focused mainly on the sugar in your blood to an acceptable range. I am a health professional in the field of diabetes education and foot care is an area that really stress when I talk to my clients with diabetes. Why? For I have seen the negative consequences of poor foot care. These negative impacts include chronic leg ulcers, which can lead to disability and in some cases, amputation. My goal is that as many people as I can about how to train your pedicure. Plus you have about foot care, the lower your chances of developing foot ulcers now and in the future. This article is part of a series of articles, information for people with diabetes. Leg ulcers occur in approximately 15% of people with diabetes. Diabetic foot amputation is 50 to 60% of all non-traumatic lower limb amputations. Education is the key to reducing the number of amputations of diabetic foot ulcers. Why diabetic foot ulcers occur and what are the risk factors? Poor blood circulation in the legs and feet can cause a machine called neuropathy. Motor neuropathy leads to weakness and wasting of the muscles of the leg. Because the muscles of the foot is weak, the structure of a leg. Foot deformities such as hammertoes drop, claw toes, feet, etc. lead to a change in pressure distribution on the soles of the feet in standing and walking, in May and contribute to the development of diabetic foot ulcers. Combined with reduced sensation and swelling of the feet with peripheral arterial disease, high risk of serious complications. The risk of amputation of the foot is higher for people with diabetes than any other group. - Age 40 years of diabetes 10 years-smoking-hypertension-back foot ulcers reduced sensitivity (neuropathy) - structural deformity, peripheral arterial disease, foot infections, inability to self-pedicure and / or limited access to services for the implementation foot-care non-sugar in the blood of kidney transplant, which is within our reach. Diabetes is the most common cause of lower extremity amputations in North America, but can be prevented with good foot care practice and wear diabetic shoes for men. Talk to your doctor that you are risk of diabetic foot ulcers can be done to lower. I hope this article was informative and provides you with information on risk factors for the development of diabetic foot ulcers are available. There are steps you can take to reduce your risk. To learn more about them so you can live your life to the fullest.
Health31 Jan 2010 05:08 am
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