Assistance from Podiatrists in Caring for People With Diabetes

It has been estimated that about 56 million people have diabetes and 17 million Australians have diabetes and 14 million Australians are diagnosed, and around 5 million are undiagnosed of diabetes. In the past year, around 100,000 people have developed diabetes. Diabetes is a very serious, complex condition and it affects the entire body of patients. The feet are at risks because of diabetes cause damage to nerves in the feet which further affects the blood circulation and increase the risk of catching the infection.

How Diabetes affects the feet of a patient?

Many professional health care clinics are constantly working and reviewing the community regarding the podiatrist and how important and the key role they play in providing appropriate foot care to the people who have diabetes. The outline here is to prevent the complication of the diabetic foot as early as possible when it gets recognized and organize a regular preventive screening of the foot.

It is often seen that podiatry for people is one of the most overlooked areas of diabetes management. The people who have diabetes often have lost the protective sensation in the feet which are called peripheral neuropathy. Due to this rendering problem, many patients do not feel the painful stimuli and can lead to ulcers and amputation in feet. Every year a lot patient undergoes the amputation of a lower limb. A podiatrist can reduce the risk of limb amputation up to 85 percent. Your circulatory system can also get affected by diabetes, and the poor blood circulation can affect the blood supply to feet. When there is less circulation in feet, the cuts and scratches take a longer time to heal. Other problems like cramps, swelling, and pain also occur in the feet. The reason behind it can be the hardness and blockage of arteries.

How a Podiatrist help a diabetic patient?

The Podiatrists are a well-trained specialist in all areas of the diabetic foot care management. The comprehensive vascular and neurological examination of foot creates a base of regularly scheduling the examinations and ongoing foot care treatment. Depending upon the findings in the initial stages of podiatry assessment, the podiatrists determines the status of risks and regular scheduling of care gets initiated. Those people who have a low risk of developing complications in foot, annualized diabetic foot care assessment is sufficient. But other people with high risk must be regular on a frequency basis. Diabetes lowers the immune system especially in a lower region which means that a small cut can quickly become infected. People often overlooked blisters, callouses, cracks on the feet which means that their wounds may not heal that easily. A minor foot wound can quickly turn up into emergency. Some of the complications that require the immediate attention are Ulcers, gangrene, septicaemia, amputation, and cellulitis.

The Podiatrists are a very important member of the multidisciplinary diabetic team providing care and attention to the people who have diabetes.