Diabetic Feet Specialist

What are diabetic feet?

Diabetes is a common chronic condition that occurs when your body doesn’t properly control high blood sugar. Diabetes can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of developing diabetic feet problems like numbness and wounds or sores that won’t heal. Proper treatment is extremely important to protect your health and quality of life.

What are common diabetic feet problems?

Some diabetic feet issues you might encounter with uncontrolled diabetes include:

Diabetic neuropathy

Diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage) can reduce your ability to feel heat, cold, and pain. This makes your feet more vulnerable to injuries and can actually change the shape of your toes and feet.

Calluses

Calluses, those areas of thick, tough, dry skin, develop more often in people with diabetes. Calluses could require removal, trimming, special orthotics, or diabetic shoes.

Foot wounds

Foot ulcers are common in diabetic feet. Ulcers are open sores that often occur at the bottom of the big toe, the ball of your foot, or the sides of the feet. Poor-fitting shoes are the most common cause of foot ulcers.

What are the risk factors for diabetic feet issues?

If you have diabetes, many things can increase your risk of developing feet problems, including:

• Poor-fitting shoes
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Poor circulation
• Smoking
• Infections
• Foot injuries

If you’re at risk of developing diabetic foot problems or you experience pain, sores, numbness, or tingling in your feet, see the specialists at Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists for an evaluation. The earlier you seek treatment, the better your chances of avoiding severe complications like amputation.

What is the treatment for diabetic feet problems?

To determine the type and severity of diabetic foot problems, your Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists specialist reviews your medical history, asks about your symptoms, and examines your feet and toes.

Your podiatrist can treat nonhealing wounds, calluses, infections, and other diabetic foot problems. You might require topical wound care treatment, debridement, antibiotics, dressings, or compression garments.

Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists specialists provide prescriptions for diabetic shoes and offer custom-fitted orthotics when needed to reduce your risk of future injuries.

Don’t live with diabetic foot injuries and pain when simple treatments are available at Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists. Schedule an appointment by phone or use the online booking tool today.