APMA - Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Foot Care for Diabetics - NAPS-TV

IF YOU HAVE DIABETES OR ARE AT RISK FOR THE DISEASE, TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR FEET IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ARE PRONE TO INFECTIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO FOOT AMPUTATIONS, AND HAVING YOUR FEET EXAMINED DURING REGULAR CHECKUPS
CAN ENSURE THAT THEY REMAIN HEALTHY. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, A COMPREHENSIVE FOOT CARE TREATMENT PLAN CAN REDUCE AMPUTATION RATES BY AS MUCH AS EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT. ALTHOUGH MORE THAN EIGHTEEN MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES, NEARLY A THIRD OF THEM ARE UNAWARE OF IT.

DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS, WHICH OFTEN STEM FROM SMALL WOUNDS THAT ARE SLOW TO HEAL, CAN GO UNDETECTED WITHOUT REGULAR EXAMINATIONS BY A PODIATRIST—AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF A DIABETES MANAGEMENT TEAM. OTHER WARNING SIGNS IN THE FEET INCLUDE REDNESS, NUMBNESS, SWELLING, COLDNESS, INFLAMMATION OR LOSS OF HAIR. IF YOU NOTICE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, SEE A PODIATRIST.
FOR MORE FOOT HEALTH INFORMATION, OR TO FIND A PODIATRIST NEAR YOU, VISIT APMA.ORG.

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