Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Diabetic Foot Care For Diabetic Patients

By Marla Mills


Diabetes is in fact one of the most common health conditions in the entire world because there are so many people who actually suffer from it. When one has a very high blood sugar level which results in diabetes, then there are parts of his body that will definitely be affected because of it. Now with those who have this condition, he has to constantly watch out for his feet and must always practice some regular diabetic foot care to prevent complications that may lead to something chronic.

Some of the symptoms of a foot condition would be swollen areas in the foot as well as deep wounds that do not seem to close. Another thing that he should check would be blisters and calluses because these things would also produce wounds. Now if there are red spots, then there is definitely something wrong with the foot.

If one has these sort of problems with his foot, then he has something called neuropathy. The very first thing that one should do would be to simply try to lower the blood sugar levels of the body. This is done so that one can curb his diabetes and prevent instances of foot complications in the future.

Ginseng and cinnamon are two good natural remedies that may decrease blood sugar. Also, usually people who have diabetes would have a deficiency in fibers in the body. Now if one would lack fiber in the body, then he will definitely end up with some chronic problems because he does not have proper bowel movements.

Of course there are also some ways to be able to lessen the wounds and the swelling with some natural methods. One of the best natural methods would be to put the feet in some warm water that is mixed with a little bit of mild soap. Make sure that the water is only either warm or room temperature and not hot otherwise the skin will be affected as well.

Moisturizers may also help because they keep the feet from drying up easily and cracking up. When the skin cracks up, it is actually possible for inflammations and abrasions to come out quickly because the skin is sensitive. So in order to address this, one must put some moisturizer or lotion on his feet right after he takes a bath.

The socks and shoes of the individual also play a very important role in the treatment of neuropathy. If one does not wear the right type of socks, then he will frequently get all kinds of cuts, wounds, and blisters. Same thing goes for not wearing comfortable shoes because if he wears the wrong kind of shoes, he might get frequent foot injuries.

So if one is a diabetic patient, then here are some things to take note of when doing diabetic foot care. Of course these things are not cures but rather prevention techniques. It is better to try to minimize the effects naturally and try to prevent instances from popping out instead of trying to cure it all right away with conventional means.




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