Foot care tips for diabetic patients

If you are using hot water for some work, never check the temperature of the water with your feet. Diabetes can cause nerve damage, making it difficult for the feet to sense the temperature of warm water. According to experts, diabetic patients are not able to check the temperature of hot water properly with their feet. Putting your feet in hot water can burn your skin or lead to some other infection. So, use your elbow to check the temperature of the water.

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Diabetes patients should always be careful about shoes. To take good care of your feet, you should always wear socks and shoes. Foot specialists (podiatrists) recommend that there are special types of shoes available in the market to take care of the feet. While wearing shoes and socks, keep in mind that the socks should not be too tight. Tight socks can block blood flow. This is not right for a diabetic patient.

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Exercise is very useful for diabetes patients. But not all types of exercise. Most people feel that any exercise can benefit them. While this does not happen, diabetic patients should never do exercises that put a lot of pressure on the feet. These include exercises like jumping and bouncing. Especially patients with neuropathy should stay away from this type of exercise. Instead, you go walking, and swimming. Due to this, there is not much pressure on the feet and health also gets its benefits.

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Diabetes patients should keep checking their feet regularly. Even a little carelessness can be harmful to you. However, some people get themselves checked regularly. For this, they go to the general doctor. Whereas for the care of the feet, it is necessary to see only the experts of the feet. They will be able to understand closely the problem happening in your feet and will be able to do the better treatment. However, don't put any products on the skin of your feet that can increase the risk of infection. If there is any problem like foot corn etc., do not try to treat it yourself. Contact the doctor immediately.

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Diabetes is a serious disease, due to which many types of physical problems are involved. Diabetes can also affect the feet. If there is a wound or injury on the foot, it is difficult to heal quickly. Therefore, diabetic patients should take special care of their feet. Diabetic patients should always wear comfortable footwear and take care of foot hygiene.

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	Dr. Archana Nirula
	January 23, 2020