Problemas de Pie en Español

• Artritis Reumatoide en el Pie y Tobillo
• Biopsia de Tejida Blando
• Buniones (Juanete)
• Coalición Tarsal
• Complicaciones Diabéticas y Prevención de Amputaciones
• Curación de Los Huesos
• Dedo Cruzado
• Dedo en Martillo
• Deformidad de Haglund
• Diabeticas: Estatisticas Alarmantes
• Disfunción de Tendón Tibial Posterior
• Dolor de Talón
• Dolor de Talón Infantil
• Ejercicios de Elongación
• El Dolor Crónico de Tobillo Lateral
• Enfermedad Vascular Periferica (PAD)
• Equinismo
• Esguince de Tobillo
• Fibroma Plantar
• Fractura de Estrés
• Fracturas de Los Dedos Del Pie
• Fracturas de Tobillo
• Fracturas del Calcáneo (Fracturas del Hueso del Talón)
• Fracturas del Quinto Metatarsiano
• Gota
• Hallux Rigidus
• Heridas Por Punción
• Inestabilidad Crónica de Tobillo
• Inicio de Drenaje Siguiendo Los Pasos de Absceso Infectado
• Inflamación Aguda
• Instrucciones par el Cuidado de Heridas
• Instrucciones Para Muletas
• Juanetes de Sastre
• Lesión del Domo Talar
• Lesiones de Lisfranc
• Lesiones del Tendón Peroneo
• Lesiones en un Hueso Sesamoideo del Pie
• Melanoma Maligno del Pie
• Necesito un Examen Para PAD?
• Neuroma de Morton
• Neuropatía Diabética Periférica
• Osteoartritis del Pie y el Tobillo
• Pie Cavo (Pie de Arco Alto)
• Pie de Atleta
• Pie de Charcot
• Pie Diabético
• Pie Plano Flexible
• Pie Plano Pediátrico
• Que Usted Espera con el Tratamiento de Acido par Alas Verrugas
• Que Usted Espera Por Las Inyecciones de Esteriodes
• Quiste de Ganglio
• Ruptura del Tendón de Aquiles
• Síndrome del Hueso Trigono
• Síndrome del Navicular Accesorio
• Síndrome del Túnel Tarsiano
• Tendinitis de Aquiles
• Terapia con Onda de Choque Extracorporea (ESWT)
• Trastornos Comunes del Tendón de Aquiles
• Trombosis Venosa Profunda
• Uña Encarnada del Dedo del Pie
• Uña Infectada Por Hongos
• Verruga Plantar (Verruca Plantaris)

Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines

Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines

Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet even a small cut could have serious consequences. Diabetes may cause nerve damage that takes away the feeling in your feet. Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. Because of these problems, you might not notice a pebble in your shoe so you could develop a blister, then a sore, then a stubborn infection that might cause amputation of your foot or leg. To avoid serious foot problems that could result in losing a toe, foot, or leg, and be sure to follow these guidelines.

• Inspect your feet daily. Check for cuts, blisters, redness, swelling, or nail problems. Use a magnifying hand mirror to look at the bottom of your feet. Call Dr. Neuhaus at (615) 220-8788 if you notice anything.
  
  
• Wash your feet in lukewarm (not hot!) water. Keep your feet clean by washing them daily. But only use lukewarm water, the temperature you'd use on a newborn baby.
  
  
• Be gentle when bathing your feet. Wash them using a soft washcloth or sponge. Dry by blotting or patting and make sure to carefully dry between the toes.
  
  
• Moisturize your feet, but not between your toes. Use a moisturizer daily to keep dry skin from itching or cracking. But DON'T moisturize between the toes because this could encourage a fungal infection.
  
  
• Cut nails carefully and straight across. Also, file the edges. Don't cut them too short, since this could lead to ingrown toe nails.
  
  
• Never trim corns or calluses. No "bathroom surgery," therefore let Dr. Neuhaus do the job.
  
  
• Wear clean, dry socks. Change them daily.
  
  
• Avoid the wrong type of socks. Avoid tight elastic bands (they reduce circulation). Don't wear thick or bulky socks (they can fit poorly and irritate the skin).
  
  
• Wear socks to bed. If your feet get cold at night, wear socks. NEVER use a heating pad or hot water bottle.
  
  
• Shake out your shoes and inspect the inside before wearing. Remember, you may not feel a pebble so always shake out your shoes before putting them on.
  
  
• Keep your feet warm and dry. Don't get your feet wet in snow or rain. Wear warm socks and shoes in winter.
  
  
• Never walk barefoot. Not even at home! You could step on something and get a scratch or cut.
  
  
• Take care of your diabetes. Keep your blood sugar levels under control.
  
  
• Don't smoke.Smoking restricts blood flow in your feet.
  
  
• Get periodic foot exams. See Dr. Matthew Neuhaus on a regular basis for an examination to help prevent the foot complications of diabetes.