Archive for October 2020
Footwear Tips for the Diabetic Foot
Choose comfortable, well-fitting shoes with plenty of room, especially in the toe box, but not too loose so that they slip. Get your feet measured and professionally fitted. Never buy tight shoes hoping they will stretch. Make sure you fit them to your larger foot, you may need an insole for the other shoe. Avoid…
Read MoreThe ‘High Risk’ Diabetic Foot
The main risk factors for Patients with Diabetes are peripheral neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease and structural deformity. Peripheral neuropathy is when you have altered sensation or numbness in the feet and/or hands which can lead to ulceration, oedema (swelling) and if left untreated, sepsis, osteomyelitis, and amputation. Ulceration can often start as a simple callous,…
Read MoreDiabetes and the Foot
People with diabetes risk serious and disabling foot complications, the risk of which is greatly reduced with good blood glucose control. Diabetes may affect the feet in two ways: Firstly, the nerves which enable you to feel pain, temperature extremes and give early warning of possible trauma, are damaged. Secondly, the blood supply to the…
Read MoreDiabetes and Foot Facts
Diabetes is the fastest growing non-infectious disease in the world, with more than one million people in Australia now diagnosed. Australia has the second highest lower limb amputation rate in the developed world, with one Australian losing a lower limb every 3 hours as a direct result of diabetes related foot disease. The foot is…
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