Common misunderstandings in prevention and treatment of diabetic foot
The monitoring and control of blood sugar level is not timely.
Diabetic foot is still a complication of diabetic patients, and its symptoms are mainly manifested in the foot. The most effective countermeasure to deal with the essential problem is still to strictly control the blood sugar level. The damage of capillary endothelial cells caused by long-term hyperglycemia will make the endometrium uneven or blocked, which will lead to ischemic diseases. If the patient's blood sugar is controlled within the normal range, the occurrence of this kind of diabetes can be reasonably reduced.
Ignore early symptoms and miss the best treatment opportunity.
The initial symptom of diabetic foot is foot ulceration, which is usually skin ulceration caused by itching, burns and friction. In the eyes of most patients, this disease is only a "flesh wound" and has no harm to the body. It has not received enough attention. More people stick a band-aid and apply some plaster to repair wounds. This practice usually leads to missing the best treatment opportunity of diabetic foot, aggravating the condition and further expanding the range of disease change.
How to prevent diabetic foot?
1 Make foot examination a daily course. Foot examination is an important part of diabetic foot care, which is helpful to deal with potential problems in time. The foot examination should be persistent, such as asking between the soles of the feet and toes after bathing, checking whether there are scratches, blisters, cracks and other injuries, and observing whether the skin color of the feet is dark, whether the nails are deformed, and whether there are some ulcers.
2. Wash your feet every day and keep your feet clean: keeping your feet clean is one of the main countermeasures for diabetic foot care. Washing feet every day is a very simple and reasonable method. Naturally, we should pay attention to the correct method of washing feet.
It gets cold in autumn and winter. Many people like to improve the blood circulation system by soaking their feet. The ability of diabetic foot patients to feel leakage is reduced, so it is not recommended to soak feet, and the temperature should be controlled within 40℃. First, use a thermometer or hand to detect the temperature. Wipe the water between your toes with a light cotton towel after soaking your feet, and check for bleeding and exudate.
3. Use skin cream to maintain foot skin. Dry weather in winter and chapped skin are more likely to cause diabetic foot, so diabetic patients should attach great importance to the care of foot skin. After washing your feet every day, you can rub it evenly on your leg skin with skin cream. When wiping, avoid the wound between toes or pots. Have a gentle health massage. When the heel is obviously cracked, a unique dry crack cream containing urea solution must be applied.
4. According to the method of nail cutting, it is also a key link in nursing diabetic foot. Before using the whole toe, make sure that the light source is sufficient and the field of vision is clear. When pruning, it should be straight and ripe, so as not to cut your nails and cause feelings. After trimming, the baby files the edge with sharp green or convex parts to prevent cutting the adjacent toes. Some people's nails are born in meat, so you should ask a doctor for help, otherwise it will easily cause feelings.
5. Comfortable socks give your feet an extra layer of protection. Suitable socks can play a very good protective role and reduce the risk of high amputation. Sports shoes or canvas shoes are more suitable. You should buy shoes in the afternoon. At that time, my feet were big, so I should try to wear sister paper. Wear shoes step by step, starting from 65438+ 0-2 hours a day, and gradually increase the wearing time. Before wearing shoes, check whether there are thick seams or dirty things in the shoes.
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