{"id":3812,"date":"2019-07-16T18:02:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T18:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2024-06-26T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T10:05:07","slug":"smart-tips-for-diabetic-foot-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/smart-tips-for-diabetic-foot-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Tips for Diabetic Foot Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/smart-tips-for-diabetic-foot-care\/#Diabetic_Foot_Care_%E2%80%93_How_Do_Blood_Sugar_Levels_Affect_Your_Feet_And_Legs\" title=\"Diabetic Foot Care &#8211;&nbsp;How Do Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Feet And Legs?\">Diabetic Foot Care &#8211;&nbsp;How Do Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Feet And Legs?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/smart-tips-for-diabetic-foot-care\/#Diabetes_and_Foot_Complications\" title=\"Diabetes and Foot Complications\">Diabetes and Foot Complications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/smart-tips-for-diabetic-foot-care\/#Summer_Diabetic_Foot_Care_Tips\" title=\"Summer Diabetic Foot Care Tips\">Summer Diabetic Foot Care Tips<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Summers are here! Time for flip-flops and sandals and spending time on the feet barefoot. However, this is not the story for people with diabetic foot problems or people with nerve damage in the foot area. Foot problems are one of the most severe complications for people with diabetes. From sore feet and ulcers to Charcot feet and athlete\u2019s feet, the list is endless! Therefore, diabetic foot care is of utmost importance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beatoapp.com\/\/lps\/inapp-beato-paid-coach-consult-web?id=2400330&#038;campaignid=2400330&#038;source=2400330&#038;utm_content=%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F3812\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-420x123.png 420w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-840x246.png 840w, https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-banner-1-150x44.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Which is why diabetic foot care is a must for people with high blood sugar levels. In this article, how blood sugar affects your feet and legs, the most feared foot complications along with summer foot care tips for diabetics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/RMWjh7tzAuvIa3npRsHV5laQIIMiShvIM2K0i5SmmEcfvd3wWg_rVsjSuB4G2Ll5zjp8KS8BBOcrcrZG0qdXKEB0VaZIMjsDjCszd4x8p5uTh9XvWgMuQ9SEKDxZQFlGR9X8gqIL\" alt=\"Diabetic Foot Care -\u00a0How Do Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Feet And Legs?\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ml2gr6nvjwn8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diabetic_Foot_Care_%E2%80%93_How_Do_Blood_Sugar_Levels_Affect_Your_Feet_And_Legs\"><\/span>Diabetic Foot Care &#8211;&nbsp;<span class=\"c1 c8\">How Do Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Feet And Legs?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">As we all know, the body needs the energy to process day-to-day activities. The energy is received by the cells with the help of insulin. Insulin absorbs the sugar from the bloodstream and helps cells to use it for energy. If the body becomes insulin resistant or is unable to produce enough insulin, the process does not work correctly and leads to sugar circulating in the blood.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Prolonged periods of sugar remaining in the blood can cause serious damages to different parts of the body, feet and legs being the most prominent. In fact, diabetes is one of the major causes of all foot amputations in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/RuhPRJnh8EkHd9cHqYgBGbIROeXmJK-Y2EjcjDdedG6h9FMHkIZnQJXnwOnjhQa-tm6qTZsWeL0FVvvfkcs1q70TUVmOMTLGBB2boiKsg33J3SZym7ChcZYD4jjyYq_o_b3UMpH7\" alt=\"Diabetes and Foot Complications\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.s7vojmw5hkfn\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diabetes_and_Foot_Complications\"><\/span><span class=\"c1 c8\">Diabetes and Foot Complications<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">By now, you know that diabetes can cause damage to your peripheral nerves. Moreover, the damage lessens the ability to experience pain, cold, or heat. This means you will not feel pain if you have a foot injury or walk all day with a stone inside your shoe. Moreover, nerve damage can also change the shape of your feet and toes. This condition is known as neuropathy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">The following are the most common foot complications caused when you suffer from neuropathy:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Foot Ulcers<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">A sore or wound can let in bacteria and fungus to the body. Although this is not harmful in normal cases, it is quite different when the person has diabetes. Since a diabetic is unable to feel any pain or discomfort, he\/she will not take care of the cut, which leads to the skin not getting healed properly. When the broken skin gets infected, it causes a crater-formation in the skin known as foot ulcers. Foot ulcers are one of the common diabetic foot problems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Athlete\u2019s Foot<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Athlete\u2019s foot is another diabetic food problem where the skin between the toes starts to crack, peel, and flake. It can even progress to oozing and blisters.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Toenail Fungus<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">The fungus responsible for an athlete&#8217;s foot can cause another condition called the toenail fungus. However, this diabetic foot problem is not easy to treat, unlike the athlete\u2019s foot. The signs of toenail fungus are thick, cracked, jagged, or darkened(brown or yellow) nails. It makes the nails so hard to clip that sometimes a person requires a doctor\u2019s help.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Charcot Foot<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Just like how you are unable to experience discomfort or pain, you won\u2019t be able to feel any weakness or pain in the bones of the feet. This can lead to a severe diabetic foot problem known as Charcot foot where the bones get weak due to nerve damage. Eventually, the joints collapse and the foot starts taking a different shape.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c4 c0\">Read More &#8211;<a class=\"c11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.beatoapp.com\/blog\/skin-problems-in-diabetics\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1649853151298062&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DU1b8uJfObeO5ZczvDh6L\"> Skin Problems in Diabetics<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/J92BwOdMTUl2q9wu9mC8npS6DCK3fWRAQ1i_XYLGg-X0VRWvyBhUAI69Sz_qe7DSwHLj54AyquIuIIjsCKiPezWcMNY4qgpMbERvWrvErQMToKOioNSuwFnJP4YnKnmyb-tP51MU\" alt=\"Summer Diabetic Foot Care Tips\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jksd3ibyzpi1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summer_Diabetic_Foot_Care_Tips\"><\/span><span class=\"c1 c8\">Summer Diabetic Foot Care Tips<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">The following are some summer diabetic foot care tips that would help you protect your feet from infections and let you take that perfect dip in the pool without any worries:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Maintain your sugar levels<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c0\">Diabetics must try controlling their sugar levels with regular exercise, proper diet, and medication. Ideally, the sugar levels must be lower than 130 mg\/dL before meals and not more than 180 mg\/dL after meals. For managing sugar levels, you should invest in a good&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"c0\">glucometer<\/span><span class=\"c1 c0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Inspect for foot injuries (cracks, wounds, sores, etc.)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Since diabetes leads to difficulty in sensing any form of discomfort, it is recommended to check your feet on a daily basis and look out for any changes in color, sores, or cracked skin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Never test the water temperature using your feet<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Although checking the water temperature may seem harmless, hot water can cause scalding of the skin leading to burns and blisters. Instead, you can use your elbow to test the temperature before getting into the shower.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Wear diabetic-friendly footwear and socks<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Shoe shopping requires more attention for diabetics. Go for shoes that are without seams inside the shoe and have more depth in the toe area. Pair it with socks that are made from cotton or material that can hold moisture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Always try to keep your feet dry<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">As part of your diabetic foot care routine, always try to keep your feet dry. Do not go for footwear that would reduce the space between your toes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"c1 c2\">Do not put pressure on your feet during exercises<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">A diabetic must include a fitness regime in his\/her daily routine. However, please note all exercises are not good for your feet. Which is why you must look out for programs that go easy on your feet and put less pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c1 c0\">Just because a person has diabetes does not mean he\/she can\u2019t enjoy summer. 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