Diabetic Foot Care
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This matter of effective diabetic foot care involves checks for cuts, sores, or redness; washing feet in lukewarm water and drying thoroughly (especially between toes); moisturizing the tops and bottoms but not between toes; trimming nails straight across; wearing well-fitting shoes and moisture-wicking socks; never walking barefoot; and regular medical inspections because diabetes can cause nerve damage and poor circulation, increasing risks for serious complications.
I don't indulge much of a daily foot care routine on my own. I do hit the old clunkers with a frequent washing then a good moisturizer and go about looking for obvious problems, but that's about it.
The real foot care gets done by Tina at Mrs Goodfoot. She occasionally gets on to me regarding my failure to wear shoes or some other effective foot covering and indeed, at my this appointment she had to inspect where I jammed my toes into the wooden bedframe in my sleeping quarters sometime during the middle of the night on my way to the bathroom.
I wear well fitting orthopedic footwear to try and fill in those blanks of lax care on my part.
I do not use hot water to bathe my feet. Nor do I perform procedural repairs on them as well. I try not go around barefoot but find I have had a problem with that of late. All of the products I use are soothing and exclude strong soaps and medicated implementations.
I don't smoke. I did some 40 years ago but gave it all up as a lost cause. I am told this is likely why I don't have a list of serious issues with my feet and other aspects of my health. My daddy and my dearest friend both passed from the effects of a lifetime of smoking cigarettes.
I have yet to notice bruising or any discoloration aside from the hemosiderin staining which comes and goes. I try to take my cues from Tina because I feel she really goes out of her way to do a good job for me and I am very happy with her work.
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Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: (803) 445-1493
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