In recent years, with the "proliferation" of diabetes, more and more people have gradually joined the team, some of whom are only in their teens. Some people even develop into a "diabetic foot" because of their carelessness in the later stages of diabetes, and regret it!
Actually, if you have diabetes, you can know by looking at your feet. In order to avoid the deterioration of diabetic feet, if these 4 characteristics appear on your feet, be careful of your diabetic upper body!
1. Gangrene appears on the foot
Gangrene appears on the foot, it is the time when the diabetic foot is very serious, and the tissue of the foot is ischemic necrosis. There will be persistent severe pain. In the later stage, the phenomenon of co-infection will appear, which is no longer effective with drugs, and can only be amputated. If the limb is not amputated, it will be life threatening.
2. Plantar sensation
Plantar sensation is a typical early stage phenomenon of diabetic foot. Due to the pathological phenomenon of lower extremity nerves, it will affect the sensory nerves around the feet, and there will be plantar sensation The phenomenon of dullness.
Patients often feel a little tingling in the heel, and even numbness. When walking, there will be weakness and the feeling of stepping on cotton.
3. The foot skin is purple-red
is mainly due to poor blood circulation, leading to vasodilation, blood flow speed becomes very slow, bloody The color penetrates through the skin, causing the skin of the feet to appear purple.
4. Deformation of the foot joint
If the blood sugar is high for a long time, it is very easy to cause the nervous system of the foot to appear. The muscles and bones of diabetic patients will be affected. Changes occur, and joint deformities eventually occur.
Finally, the editor suggests how to prevent the appearance of diabetic foot:
①Control blood sugar: The most basic basis for complications of diabetes is high blood sugar. Therefore, if diabetic patients fail to control their blood sugar for five years, the chance of developing diabetic complications will increase significantly.
②Choose comfortable socks: Don't wear too tight socks. The elastic mouth of the socks should not be too tight, so as not to affect blood circulation. Change socks every day and keep them clean.
③ Cut the toe nails correctly: Don’t cut the nails too short, not too close to the meat, they should be cut flat to prevent damage and infection.
The above is whether you have diabetes, the 4 types of diabetic foot characteristics that appear on your feet, please check yourself!
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