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A Diabetic foot ulcer is something that freaks many people out, and unfortunately rightly so.
With someone who has no medical issues a foot ulcer would be very painful, heal quite quickly or even might not even appear.
The Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Pressure areas
These are places where obviously pressure builds up. So we have the heel, sides of the foot, balls of the foot and tips of the toes, if clawed.
These areas are commonly seen in that they have corns or callus over the pressure areas. They go red, They might have callus over them, You will see dark red under the hard skin showing dry blood, The cells die
Now this scenario increases when we have:
1- poor circulation
2- poor nerves.
3- biomechanical issues.
Prevention is so much better than cure. You can prevent a Diabetic foot ulcer from forming most of the time. But it means a joint effort between you and your foot health professional. They should be able to monitor the areas where you could get excessive pressures and figure out how to reduce those pressures and tell you what to look out for.
With someone who has no medical issues a foot ulcer would be very painful, heal quite quickly or even might not even appear.
The Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Pressure areas
These are places where obviously pressure builds up. So we have the heel, sides of the foot, balls of the foot and tips of the toes, if clawed.
These areas are commonly seen in that they have corns or callus over the pressure areas. They go red, They might have callus over them, You will see dark red under the hard skin showing dry blood, The cells die
Now this scenario increases when we have:
1- poor circulation
2- poor nerves.
3- biomechanical issues.
Prevention is so much better than cure. You can prevent a Diabetic foot ulcer from forming most of the time. But it means a joint effort between you and your foot health professional. They should be able to monitor the areas where you could get excessive pressures and figure out how to reduce those pressures and tell you what to look out for.
