How to stay healthy with Diabetic Foot problems?

Jayne Robbie, Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Care, Specialist Podiatrist talks about the process of doing a foot check for her patients with Diabetes. She talks about a visual check of a number of factors. She stresses how it's important to compare to what is normal for your feet personally. She also talks about checking shoe fitting. Jayne also asks people what sorts of treatments they are doing for themselves and check those for safety. She also talks about cultural issues in peoples health beliefs and explains what is safe and what may not be. Then she goes on to physical checks and explain tests which are done as well as asking you about the feeling in the feet.

Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist explains what an 'Acute Charcot Foot' is. He explains that small fractures and inflammation can happen quickly resulting in a hot swollen foot. He explains that even a little pain may suggest a lot of damage going on inside. He says that you should seek urgent medical attention as there are things that can get done to allow the foot to heal by reducing the amount of load going through it.

Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist talks about how often you should have foot checks done as a person with Diabetes. He stresses that having numbness or nerve damage in the feet is a very important to tell your healthcare providers. He explains that if you have any risk factors picked up by the yearly checks then you should be looked after by Podiatrists and potentially have more frequent foot checks done.

Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist shares his expertise in how often people with Diabetic Foot problems should be followed up. He advises that you should tell your healthcare provider if you are developing numbness or hard skin as they need to know.

Jayne Robbie, Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Care, Specialist Podiatrist explains how often you should have Foot Checks for people with Diabetes. She explains that an assessment is made at your annual health check if you are at high or low risk. If you have any degree of problem then every three months would be normal. If you have ongoing foot problems then you may well be on a more individualised program.

Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist explains that amputation is something everyone wants to avoid. He goes on to explain why it is sometime needed. He talks about how neuropathy can often be the culprit for developing these problems. He also talks about how to avoid developing these problems.