Navigating the path of diabetes requires an understanding of many aspects of health, one of which is foot care. This crucial part of diabetes management helps prevent complications that can lead to serious issues. In this blog post, you’ll find essential steps for effective diabetic foot care.
Understanding the Importance of Foot Care in Diabetes
People with diabetes often experience nerve damage or poor circulation that can affect their feet. These conditions can lead to numbness, making it hard to feel injuries or infections.…
A foot ulcer for a diabetic is any type of injury to your foot that has resulted in an open wound or sore. Your feet are much more susceptible to infection if you are a diabetic, so you need to care for your feet properly. Your foot care is going to be different than foot care for someone without diabetes. Even something as simple as just stubbing your foot can result in something much more serious for someone with diabetes.…
Whenever a patient and doctor discuss the possibility of hammer toe surgery, there is always a question of how likely the procedure is to be necessary. A podiatrist will tell you this varies based on several factors so let’s look at what those are and how they might affect the prognosis for surgery.
Success or Failure of Other Options
Hammer toe surgery is usually pretty far down the list of things a doctor will recommend.…
