KEY TO DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS IS PREVENTION

Diabetic foot ulcers can begin in a mundane way. Maybe it’s a new pair of shoes or an extra long walk. Next thing you know, you have a small callus or blister on your foot. The problem arises when you lose feeling in your feet. If you keep walking instead of stopping or changing shoes, a small sore may turn into a more serious wound. Up to 10 percent of people with diabetes will end up with a foot ulcer, podiatrist William Scott, DPM, says.
 
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Dr. William Scott
 
 
“Patients come to see me and they say, ‘One day, I just took off my sock, and I saw blood. I have no idea why or how it happened,’” he says. These ulcers cause the skin to wear away, most commonly because of damaged nerves in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy) resulting from diabetes. Although ulcers are sometimes dangerous and can lead to amputation, the key is prevention, Dr. Scott says.
 
Source: Cleveland Clinic [4/24/18]
 
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.
 
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