Diabetes is a disease which brings in its stride a myriad of problems and ailments. A diabetic patient needs to be extremely careful with his or her health. It is common knowledge that patients with diabetes take time to heal their wounds. Foot care is another area which needs to be given utmost care and should not be neglected in case of diabetes. There are many foot problems which may arise in a patient who is suffering from diabetes. Due to diabetes you have inability to fight infections and damage blood vessels. You may not be able feel pain or infection on your foot in case of injury and will feel the pain only when your foot is too infected, as in these cases you will not feel the flow of blood to your feet. The symptoms of this disease are small sores; cracks in your feet, resulting in limbs affected and in some extreme cases  [...]

Diabetics are extremely susceptible towards developing ulcers and infections in their feet due to conditions such as diabetic neuropathy and poor circulation. As a result, it is advisable that a person with diabetes follow a detailed foot care routine for keeping his feet clean. Cleaning the feet regularly helps the diabetics in reducing their risk of having ulcerations, deformities in their feet and amputation. Below, we have discussed about some products required for diabetic foot care. Pads and insoles: Diabetics must handle the conditions which can escalate their risk of having feet damage proactively. The chances of having feet injuries can be reduced significantly by wearing protective footwear even when at home. Diabetics must trim their nails regularly and also treat the problematic areas of their feet. They should also wear supportive insoles like arch supports, heel wedges and gel pads while going out; these insoles are placed within the  [...]

Below we have discussed how diabetic foot ulcers of different intensity are treated: Treatment for mild diabetic foot ulcers: The diabetic foot ulcer is described as mild when the ulcer has not penetrated deep tissues of the patient’s foot. Other than being treated for keeping the blood sugar levels under control, the patient in this stage of foot ulcer must also undergo treatment for preventing bacteria from invading the compromised regions. The doctor might prescribe oral antibiotics like clindamycin, dicloxacillin, cephalexin or augmentin. Elderly patient might be hospitalized even when in this stage of diabetic foot ulcer and treated with intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam, oxacillin, cefazolin or nafcillin. Treatment for diabetic foot ulcers with complications: Patients  [...]

Most diabetics are likely to grapple with one common complication: foot ailments. You will have to conduct regular visits to your podiatrist or your doctor for you to maintain good foot health. It is extremely important that you keep an eye on your feet on a daily basis, if you’re a diabetic. The doctor will be the best person to help you trim your nails and perform any other sort of treatments on your foot. Tendinitis: Tendons are those cords of connective tissue that are tough and fibrous. They help in attaching the muscles to the bones. Tendinitis is said to be an inflammation of these tendons. Tendinitis may, in some cases, also involve the tendon sheath, which is generally located close to the spot where the tendon is going to get joined to the muscle. Tendinitis, as a condition, also gets spelled as ‘tendonitis’. Achilles Tendonitis: The Achilles tendon is one of the largest tendons, and perhaps, the strongest ones in our body. It gets its name from the  [...]