Though diabetic foot problems are quite common, it is often neglected. This is because the complex mechanism that causes foot problems is not easily noticed by patients. Being the farthest extremities of the body, we often neglect our feet. It bears our weig [...]
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the debilitating complications of diabetes that is present in almost 28% newly diagnosed people with diabetes. It is a progressive nerve condition that starts with tingling sensation along with other symptoms. This condition needs prompt [...]
People with diabetes are prone to many diabetic foot problems due to nerve damage, poor blood supply, and reduced immunity. Even minor problems like corns and calluses need proper foot care in diabetes as these can very easily progress into a diabetic foot ulcer or [...]
It is common for people with diabetes to develop poor blood circulation in their feet. Often, this is accompanied by diabetic neuropathy that occurs due to nerve damage in the feet. This is characterized by tingling sensation, foot pain, or burning sensation in the fe [...]
Foot complications are quite common in diabetes. They occur due to poor blood circulation as a result of diabetic vasculopathy, reduced immunity, and diabetic neuropathy that damages the nerves of the feet. Ingrown nails is a common diabetic foot problem that generall [...]
Deformities of the feet or the toes cannot escape the attention of most people. This is because of the obvious deviation that occurs. This is the case with hammertoes in people with diabetes as there are physical changes in the structure of the toes accompanied by foo [...]
Foot corns in people with diabetes needs extra care as it can lead to infections. In some cases, if left untreated, it can even lead to diabetic foot ulcers. That is why people with diabetes need to examine their feet every day, especially those areas where there is h [...]
It is known that more than 15% of people with diabetes have diabetic foot and men are more prone to it than women. Diabetic foot is a cluster of conditions like diabetic neuropathy, lack of blood supply to the tissues of the feet, reduced immunity levels, and changes [...]
Upon the first appearance of a wound on the feet, it is important for a person with diabetes to consult a diabetes doctor or a podiatrist. This is because diabetic foot ulcer is a serious diabetes complication that can lead to diabetic foot infections or even foot amp [...]
Though diabetic blisters are painless, they are certainly a cause of concern because these blisters might burst open and cause infection. The chances of an infection occurring is higher when there is a blister on the feet. This is a cause for concern as diabetic foot [...]
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection and a diabetic foot infection that can lead to serious complications. It is caused due to poor diabetes control that leads to reduced blood circulation, reduced immunity, and diabetic neuropathy. Diabetes and feet – [...]
Diabetic foot infections are assessed by many examinations including clinical presentation, the symptoms exhibited by the patient, and the diabetes control one has. Diabetes and feet – Diagnosis of Athlete’s foot Being a fungal infect [...]
Bunion is the deformity of the big toe that causes pain and difficulty walking. In people with diabetes, it is the result of poor blood circulation, diabetic neuropathy and other causes. It is also exacerbated by wearing ill-fitting footwear, stress, presence of condi [...]
It is very common for people with diabetes to have foot problems at some stage or the other. In fact, one of the symptoms of diabetes is having a tingling sensation in the lower extremities. With poorly controlled diabetes and improper foot care in diabetes, the chanc [...]
Diabetic foot is a devastating diabetes complication. It is one of the major causes for non-traumatic foot amputations in people with diabetes. Also known as diabetic foot syndrome, this is a multifactorial condition that is characterized by diabetic neuropathy, diabe [...]
Infections are common in people with diabetes due to reduced immunity. Since the lower extremities and feet are the most affected by reduced blood supply and immunity, foot problems are more common in people with diabetes. Plantar warts is one such condition tha [...]
Ingrown nail is a common condition in both people with diabetes and non-diabetic people. It occurs when the nails of the toes grow into the surrounding skin and cause foot pain. Having diabetic vasculopathy, diabetic neuropathy and polyneuropathy is a known risk facto [...]
People who do not have proper diabetes control are more likely to have feet problems. Having high blood sugar levels, and higher HbA1c increases the risk of many diabetic foot problems including infections, ulcers and deformities. These can cause foot pain, and can ev [...]
Diabetic foot ulcer is a serious diabetes complication that can lead to diabetic foot infections, and foot amputation if not treated aggressively. Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the leading causes for hospitalizations in people with diabetes. Diabetes and fe [...]
People with diabetes generally have damage to their peripheral nerves along with poor blood supply to their feet. This leads to a host of conditions like foot corns and calluses. Proper foot care in diabetes can prevent these conditions from turning into a diabetic fo [...]
