Diabetic foot is one of the main complications of diabetes mellitus, which is characterized by the destruction of the skin and deep tissues far from the ankle joint of the lower limbs, complicated by infection and different degrees of arterial occlusion of the lower limbs, and often leads to muscle and bone necrosis in severe cases. The morbidity and mortality of diabetic foot are very high. Early prevention of diabetic foot can improve the quality of life of diabetic patients and prolong their survival time. On November 14, the United Nations Diabetes Day, Yang Lili, deputy chief orthopaedic physician of Beijing Longfu Hospital, told you how to prevent the occurrence of diabetic foot. Glucose
control to control blood sugar in the normal range is the basis and fundamental treatment of diabetes, but also an important factor in the prevention of diabetic foot. Diabetic patients should take medicine or inject insulin in strict accordance with the doctor’s sugar control program, regularly detect blood sugar every day, and adjust the sugar control program in time when the fluctuation of blood sugar increases. If there are diabetic patients in the family, they need to pay more attention to dietary rules and life rules, and have regular hospital examinations.
Smoking cessation
has a great impact on diabetic foot. Clinically, it is found that diabetic foot patients who smoke more are more serious than non-smoking diabetic foot patients, with poor prognosis and high amputation rate. Smoking can lead to vasospasm, cell damage, aggravation and acceleration of vascular sclerosis, so that the rupture can not get adequate blood supply, local necrosis requires amputation, and even life-threatening.
Protect feet
, wash feet and soak feet daily. The water temperature should not exceed 40 ℃ to keep the skin moist and avoid dryness. Wear loose and comfortable shoes, keep warm in winter and prevent scratches in summer. Avoid foot skin damage caused by pedicure and toenail clipping. Some diabetic foot patients do not pay enough attention to foot skin damage, their own or family members do not change dressings regularly, or fail to receive systematic treatment, the scope of ulceration gradually expands to the proximal end, leading to amputation.
