This article is originally published on Freedom from Diabetes website, available here.
If we not treated diabetes in proper way, then it will be serious complication for our body parts.
We have to keep our diabetes under control. Otherwise It will be complication for us such as nephropathy, neuropathy and so on.
In this blog, we will learn about diabetic foot ulcer. Lets understand neuropathy first.
What is Neuropathy?
Neuropathy is a common issue for the diabetes peoples. This lead to foot injuries due to nerve damage cause by high blood sugar level.
This nerve damage, particularly in peripheral neuropathy, diminishes sensation in the feet, making it difficult for individuals to feel pain, temperature changes, or injuries. As a result, minor cuts, blisters, or sores can go unnoticed and untreated, potentially developing into severe infections or ulcers. For the prevention, we have to first understand their causes.
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Causes:
1.High Blood Sugar Levels-
Continues high blood sugar can damage nerves and blood vessels. It lead to reduce the sensation(neuropathy), and poor circulation.
2. Peripheral Neuropathy:
Nerve damage from diabetes can cause loss of sensation in the feet. This means minor cuts, blisters, or pressure sores may go unnoticed and untreated, leading to ulcers.
3. Poor Circulation:
Diabetes can lead to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), where blood vessels narrow, reducing blood flow to the extremities.
4. Foot Deformities:
Conditions such as hammertoes, bunions, or Charcot foot, common in people with diabetes, can create pressure points that lead to skin breakdown and ulcers.
5.Inadequate Foot Care:
Poor foot hygiene, wearing ill-fitting shoes, and skiping regular foot inspections can contribute to the development of ulcers.
Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers?
While treating this, we need to keep bloog sugar level under control. This will help prevent nerve and blood vessel damage and promotes healing. Also we have to take care about wound, include cleaning, removing dead issue and proper dressing. Take antibiotics regularly prevent from infection. Surgical Intervention in this process remove infected tissue, and improve blood flow to the affected area. HBOT involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room. This therapy can enhance wound healing by increasing oxygen supply to the affected tissues.
So Be Hygienic, Control Diabetes, Safe Feet.
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