When you have diabetes, managing your condition is extremely important. Diabetes affects several areas of your body, including your feet. You may not realize how important foot care is for diabetics and why it matters so much. There are easy ways to manage diabetic foot care through simple practices that you can implement each day. Dr. Sara Bouraee, Dr. Jon Houseworth, Dr. Sun Byun, Dr. Daria Piotrowski, and Dr. Shruti Vyas at Hampton Roads Foot and Ankle Specialists in Hampton and Williamsburg, VA, can explain the importance of diabetic foot care and some easy ways to integrate it into your daily life.
Making Diabetic Foot Care a Priority
When you’re dealing with diabetes, it’s important that you make several changes in your lifestyle to manage your diabetes and ensure that severe complications don’t arise. One place you need to make adjustments in is your foot care. When you have diabetes, you may deal with something known as peripheral neuropathy. This affects the feet specifically and causes numbness to occur. Because of this, you may not realize when you’re dealing with a wound on your feet and it won’t heal as quickly, leading to infection.
Making adjustments in your diabetic foot care is easy with the help of our podiatrists in Hampton and Williamsburg, VA. The first step that you can take is just checking your feet daily. You’ll inspect your feet and look for any cuts or wounds that might be developing. If you notice any, you can talk to your podiatrist about how to care for the cut.
You should also be washing your feet daily with warm water and soap. When you’re done, be sure to pat your feet dry and then apply lotion to avoid any cracking. Always wear clean socks and ensure that your shoes are also clean to avoid fungus. You also need to make sure that you cut your toenails straight across to avoid any ingrown toenails. If you aren’t able to, you can always talk to your podiatrist about getting them trimmed in-office.
Contact Our Podiatrist Today
Make sure you’re giving your feet the care they need. Contact Dr. Sara Bouraee, Dr. Jon Houseworth, Dr. Sun Byun, Dr. Daria Piotrowski, and Dr. Shruti Vyas at Hampton Roads Foot and Ankle Specialists in Hampton and Williamsburg, VA, to learn more about diabetic foot care and further steps you can take. Call for more information today at (757) 224-7605 for the office in Hampton, VA, and (757) 220-3311 for the office in Williamsburg, VA.