Saturday 27 October 2012

Damage in the Feet Skin of Diabetics

Why does the skin of the feet be damaged when people get Diabetes? As a systemic disease, Diabetes can cause changes in many parts of the body, especially starting from the feet. This is because that a long-term high blood sugar can cause ischemia and anoxia in the feet, then symptoms in the feet may appear, such as necrosis, gangrene, and ulcer.
Then why dose high blood sugar lead to these symptoms?
The blood sugar is a factor which can affect the necrosis of limb blood vessels, thicken the blood wall and decrease its elasticity, thus making it easy for the blood vessels to thrombose and gather together to be plaque, which can block the limb vessels and damage the nerve endings, and finally, changes the limb tissues. The feet always get the disease at first and the blood sugar is the main substance of the block.
Diabetes should do something to prevent Diabetic foot in daily life, so that their disease can be controlled at the beginning.
◆ Wash the feet in warm water every day. Diabetics are sensitive to high temperature, therefore, a test for that is necessary before their feet get into the water. In addition, infection is easy to be found in the moist part, especially in the part between toes, so pay more attention to that and dry them in time.
◆ Do exercise every day to improve the blood circulation in the feet, and avoid tailor sitting or standing in a gesture for a long time.
◆ No smoking. Smoking may decrease the blood flow volume in the feet.
As an annoying disease, Diabetic foot gets more popular nowadays, and many scientists are studying how to overcome it as soon as possible. At present, Diabetes should be more careful in daily life and try their best to avoid the changes in their feet.

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