November is American Diabetes Month.
It’s an excellent time to remember that taking proper care of your feet is something we should all pay more attention to, which is especially true for patients who have diabetes.
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Since the peripheral nerve damage that often occurs in patients who have diabetes can disrupt the normal sense of feeling in your feet, even minor injuries like scrapes and blisters can go undetected and quickly progress to a problematic infection. So take good care of your feet and be sure to bring any foot or ankle difficulties to the attention of your podiatrist to help avoid future complications, including possible amputation.
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What causing my feet to feel tingling or numbness? Your nervous system provides the sensory and motor information that your muscles and other bodily systems need to operate. When your nerves' function is compromised, it can cause a tingling, burning, and numbing sensation in your extremities, with the feet frequently being affected.
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Diabetic Foot Care is highly important to preserving feet for those afflicted with diabetes. This disease can cause many problems due to increased blood sugar levels that damage nerves and slow down healing.
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One of the top ten diseases people in the United States suffer from is diabetes . Over 29 million Americans have diabetes. Some more famous diabetics are novelist Anne Rice, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor and pop culture icon, Nick Jonas.
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Imagine you’re walking your usual route for an evening stroll and you notice about one third of the way through, your foot starts to burn. Maybe it’s a nerve burning, like that of feeling pins and needles, or it’s more of a muscle burning. Is this normal?
Read MoreA gout attack is an extremely painful condition caused when excess uric acid in the blood crystallizes into the peripheral joints of the hands and feet.
Read MoreOne of the most dangerous complications that can occur for patients who have diabetes is a foot ulcer that goes unnoticed due to the loss of sensation in your feet caused by peripheral nerve damage.
Read MoreWhen your foot falls asleep and doesn’t wake up easily, there are a variety of more serious medical conditions that can cause and contribute to the problem.
Read MoreTaking care of your feet is especially important if you have diabetes since prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems begins with a good self-care program.
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