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Patients often neglect early foot changes due to lack of awareness, poor access to healthcare, and numbness from neuropathy, making it hard to feel pain or discomfort.
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Lab tests help identify infections, antibiotic therapy, and monitor healing progress, enabling targeted treatment and preventing complications.
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Caregivers and families can help by monitoring foot health, assisting with wound care, and promoting preventive practices like regular foot exams, proper footwear, and good hygiene.
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Diabetic foot ulcer is a wound and sore on foot with diabetes, often due to
Nerve damage
Poor blood circulation
Injure or pressure on foot
Diabetic foot ulcer can lead a serious complication such as infection, amputation, or even death. Proper care and management are crucial to prevent complication.
Here are some precaution or key consideration:
- Regular cleaning, dressing, and offloading pressure.
- Control blood sugar level.
- Monitor for early sign of ulcer.
- Wearing footwear, keeping feet clean.
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People don’t notice foot problems early because there’s no pain.
Lab tests help find the right infection and best medicine.
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Diabetic foot ulcer is a devastating complication of diabetes mellitus and significant cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world and can be complex and costly.
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I wasn’t aware that such a thing as diabetic foot ulcers existed. This is very interesting information to have stumbled upon and I think it deserves more awareness and recognition.
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This is something new to know. May be people are not aware about it.
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Proper care and hygiene should be done and weekly cheakup should be done.
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Most diabetes patients disregard initial changes in their feet as they do not experience pain or do not know how severe a minor wound can get. It is even worse in rural settings, where there is a dearth in awareness and access to care. To provide the proper treatment, lab tests and wound culture are necessary.
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