Diabetic Foot
People with diabetes are more prone to foot problems caused by prolonged periods of high blood sugar. A diabetic foot is a foot that exhibits any pathology that results directly from diabetes mellitus or any long-term or chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. Presence of several characteristic diabetic foot pathologies such as infection, diabetic foot ulcer and neuropathic osteoarthropathy is called diabetic foot syndrome. Diabetic neuropathy and Peripheral vascular disease are two main foot problems of which can have serious complications.
Symptoms of diabetic foot problems may vary from person to person and may depend on what issues a person is experiencing at the time. The symptom includes the following:
Loss of Feeling
Numbness or Tingling Sensation
Blisters
or Other Wounds Without Painful
Skin Discoloration
Skin Temperature Changes
Red
Streaks
Wounds With or Without Drainage
Painful Tingling
Staining on Socks
Deformed Foot Appearance
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