Eating a healthy diet and regular exercise can keep your blood sugar under control.
Here are 9 simple tips to make foot care for diabetic patients:
1. Wash your feet every day
Wash your feet in warm water at least once a day. Dry with a soft, especially between the toes. Sprinkle talc powder between your toes to keep the skin dry.
Use a moisturizing cream or lotion on the top and bottom of the feet to keep the skin soft.
2. Check your feet every day
Check the feet from abrasions, cuts, or swelling every day, at least once. Use a hand mirror to see the bottoms of the feet or ask someone for help.
3. Cut nails carefully
Cut nails carefully so as not to injure the feet. If you have a nail problem, ask your doctor in order to get the best solution.
4. Do not walk barefoot
Protect your feet with comfortable socks and shoes, even when indoors. Choose comfortable shoes so feet do not blister which can cause infection.
5. Wear clean and dry socks
Wear socks made of fibers that can absorb sweat like cotton and acrylic fiber specifically - not nylon. Avoid materials and rigorous design, thereby reducing blood circulation and irritate the skin.
6. Be careful using foot care products
Do not carelessly put foot care products. Incompatible products can irritate the skin and cause injury.
7. Quit smoking.
Smoking may reduce the blood flow to the legs. Quitting smoking would be a wise choice.
8. Check feet regularly to the doctor
Foot doctor can check to see whether or not the early signs of nerve damage, poor blood circulation, or other problems.
9. Give serious attention to foot injury
Contact your doctor if the wound on the foot does not heal within a few days. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection.
In other cases, the infected tissues can be dried or discarded. Sometimes surgery is needed to treat infected wounds or to facilitate blood flow to the injured area.
