Diabetic neuropathy
Disease information
Diabetic neuropathy
The
diabetes
is
a
disease
that is characterized to cause or to trigger
problems
many sufferings that can be mortal or discapacitantes.
Among them they are:
diabetic
Retinopatía, that is the first cause of total blindness in the world.
diabetic
Nefropatía, that causes severe damages in the operation of the
kidney
.
Apoplexy, with its serious consequences in the operation of the brain.
cardiovascular
Diseases
, of which 8 of
each
10 diabetics usually die so that they get to cause infarcts, insufficiency
cardiac
and other
problems
.
diabetic
Neuropatía, that causes
a
great number of amputations of feet and legs due to severe
circulatory
problems
.
In relation to the
diabetic
neuropatía, this
problem
can cause two potentially dangerous situations: damaging the nerves of the feet and reducing the sanguineous flow to its feet.
Nevertheless, those rates of amputation could be reduced between
a
49% and
a
85% applying an
attention
strategy in which the prevention, the treatment of the
plantar
ulcers,
a
narrow monitoring is combined, and the education of the people with
diabetes
and the personnel of
health
. When the nerves are damaged, the sensation of the pain in its feet diminishes, reason why any
injury
can happen inadvertent and not receive the suitable and opportune treatment. The narrowness in the arteries, reduces the flow of blood in the feet and when not nourishing weaves, the healing of any complica ulcer and it becomes
a
so serious
problem
that it can arrive at the necessity to amputate them.
In order to come up to arrive at these complications he is recommendable:
To review either the feet very, if it is necessary to use
a
mirror to see the plant to identify the presence of blisters, wounds, bruises, cracks, descamación, wrinkles, reddening,
red
, buried nails, pale, dark coloration or the more
red
striae of the habitual thing.
To wash either the feet and to dry them very or, mainly between the
fingers
, if it sweats much, are necessary to ventilate them and to dry them or during several times to the day to avoid
infections
by fungi.
To cut the nails of
straight
form to avoid that they are buried, if this is frequent is better to go with
a
podólogo so that it makes the cut correct, at least once to the month.
If the skin is very dry, it is necessary to apply
a
humectante cream and to avoid the rubbed rascado one hard or.
socks or clean and dry averages are due to use, without elastics or means that press and avoid the good circulation. If when clearing they leave them noticeable,
a
little are due to cut to avoid the pressure.
Also it is necessary to avoid the ulcers by pressure caused by seams and the socks or tight shoes.
chemical substances in the feet are not due to use you file or scissors for calluses, eyes of fish or juanetes nor to apply, like the removedores of warts.
To use comfortable shoes, smooth and that do not have rough rasgaduras or edges. Of preference the
fingers
must have places setting, low heel, antiderrapantes flexible soles and it is recommended to
change
of shoes twice to the day to avoid the humidity by perspiration.
Before any suspicion, he is better to always go to the
doctor
, it is never beside the point
a
good revision and
attention
for avoids the so serious complications that it brings east
problem
.
Also he is recommendable to take an aspirin every day, it asks his
doctor
) to favor the circulation and to avoid
cardiovascular
problems
, as well as to let smoke in case of doing it, the tobacco covers the arteries and veins easily.
IMPORTANT:
The content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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