How does the diabetes patient protect one's own foot?

How does the diabetes patient protect one's own foot?
The diabetic becomes or often causes breaking serious consequences such as routed, infection, gangrene,etc. of the foot slight and wounded because of vascular neuropathy, some patients are forced the amputation. Diabetes can cause a lot of complications, the protection of the foot is very important. How to do a good job of the nursing of the foot? Should pay attention to the following questions:
First, put on the shoes and socks which are shut the foot
To diabetic, wear shoes it dresses socks to be light problems, if put on " light shoes " ,It is not soft enough that the inside lining is not smooth, the sole is thin or the heel is high, it is not comfortable to wear, it is very apt to pinch the toe, press or rub against and injure the bottom of foot, abrade the skin. Because the pathologic characteristic of the diabetic foot, organize the nutrition obstacle, dysarthrosis, it is shallow for arch of foot to become, in addition neuropathy change, make foot of patient to injure sensitiveness to be bad lacking defence, bringing out, infecting, causing gangrene while being outside. Find in the clinical work, it is caused by question of the shoes and socks to have in quite a few of patients' pathogenic factors.
Second, old person's bubble foot water temperature is not too high
Winter especially should pay attention to. The bubble foot is favorable to the blood circulation in winter, can have a good sleep. Many young people are filial towards parents and give foot bath tub to old man's bubble foot to use. But may cause the serious consequence for diabetic or limb arteriosclerosis patient. Because quite a few of patient foot temperature senses are weakened or lost, it is very easy to be scald by the hot water; Can't scald the foot with too hot water certainly. Easy to cause damaging on one hand, it is apt to aggravate the condition on the other hand. The water temperature when we demand to wash the foot is in 35- 38 degrees, namely feel with handsing feels it is warm. To diabetic, trying the water temperature may be offsetted too, there should be persons who is normal and assist to try the water temperature or measure for being good with the thermometer. It is behind washing the foot to have again, should notice that sew the toe one by one and dry with the soft towel, don't be impregnated by water, it is rotten that prevent and the bacterium multiplies; Plaster by lubricating cream, try the foot, prevent drying, breaking; Check foot at the same time, confirm, split wounded some red swelling infect, take, seek medical advice in time.
Third, can't ignore the treatment of callus and ingrowing nail
The diabetic foot patient often has foot callus and ingrowing nail, deal with foot callus and ingrowing nail, it is ignored or cut one by oneself at will, propose looking for the experienced pedicure worker or specialist that can't be careless. Because the callus can be regarded as foreign matter, it organizes and causes necrosis to push the deep department, lead to the fact foot bottom present, fester long hole, become, give a farfetched interpretation a kind of ulcer; Ingrowing nail can inlay, get organize, resulting in, damaging and bringing into the bacterium, leading to the fact paronychia by first reason. In the pruning course to callus and toenail, often damage the tissue because of misoperation, and will bring out the emergence that is infected because of the polluting of the scissors. So, must deal with callus and toenail correctly.
Fourth, treat tinea pedis actively
Tinea pedis is generally fungal infection, the patient that tinea pedis exists should treat actively, because it is one of the main factors causing the skin of foot to damage, if it is very difficult to amalgamate bacterial infection to control, may present the serious consequence.
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