Diabetic Foot.

Diabetic Foot. What is diabetic foot?

The term 'diabetic foot' covers all of the changes affecting the feet that are attributable to diabetes mellitus. These include dry, cracked skin, changes in the nails, impaired blood flow, deformed toes, muscle atrophy (wasting of the muscle), impaired sensations, breaks in the skin (ulceration) and damage to the joints (Charcot, athropathy).

Signs of diabetic foot

Problems with the nerves and blood flow can lead to severe damage to the foot. In Germany, changes of this kind are most commonly caused by many years of suffering from diabetes mellitus, as a result of which the condition is generally also known as diabetic foot. The signs of this condition include impaired sensations, as well as a high risk for the occurrence of breaks in the skin which can be accompanied by infections or breakdown of bone. In Germany, this set of signs and symptoms is the most common cause of amputations. The more you know about the diabetic foot, how it develops and the associated risk factors, the greater your changes of preventing this disease and its serious consequences. The earlier changes can be recognised and the more aggressive the treatment, the better the prospects avoiding amputations in the foot.

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