Diabetes is a disease whose harmful effects can affect any organ of the body. If the disease affects the most of the patients' legs are at risk. Physicians strongly urge patients to protect their feet exactly as they do the face, because in some cases the foot defects become so severe that the foot or leg has to be amputated.
The following the common symptoms of foot ailments that patients should contact their doctor immediately.
Numbness of feet
Numbness of the legs is the most important sign of nervous weakness.
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When the required amount of blood does not reach the nerves for any reason, the increase in the amount of sugar in the blood leads to nervous weakness.
In the beginning there is severe pain. Then gradually the feet start to feel numb, tingling in the legs or ants crawling. It is better to consult a doctor immediately when there is pain in the feet, so that the feet become numb. Get over it in a timely manner.
Irritation in the legs
Foot irritation is also a common complaint in diabetics.
Sometimes there is such a burning sensation in the feet that the patient's heart wants to put his feet on ice cubes or put his feet in a tub of cold water. Most of the patients do not sleep all night because of this burning. Find and feel very restless and restless.
Keep your feet cool
Most patients have cold feet. Sometimes patients burn their feet in front of the heater in an attempt to keep them warm.
This symptom indicates a lack of blood circulation, which is called ischemic foot in medical terms. In contrast, feet that look yellow, rough, or have soles of the soles cut off and feel hot to the touch are a sign of nervous weakness.
Inflammation of the feet
When blood flow to the legs is reduced due to nervous weakness, they become swollen, which is a common ailment, but if not treated in time, the legs may become swollen, which can lead to gangrene. Patients suffering from swollen feet should keep their feet high while sitting and never wear tight shoes or slippers.
In addition, patients with high levels of fat in their urine may have swollen feet.
Headache on the skin of the feet
This symptom also indicates the nervous weakness of the diabetic, but in some cases redness may also appear due to the injury. Goes
However, if there is even a slight redness on the feet, contact a diabetes specialist immediately and take his prescribed antibiotics regularly, otherwise even a slight redness on the feet can cause a complication. Sometimes the feet get swollen with the headline.
Decreased ability to feel
The ability to feel pain (feeling) is also a blessing from God Almighty, because in diabetes the ability to feel is affected due to disturbances in the nervous system to the extent that if something is bitten on the foot or something hot, such as a bike If the foot is burnt by the silencer etc., then the diabetic patient does not feel any pain.
Even an X-ray can sometimes show a needle or a sharp object in the foot for some other reason.
Stiffness in the leg muscles
Stiffness of the hind muscles of the legs is also a result of nervous weakness, which can start from the back of the knee to the lower part of the foot.
Pain in the shins while walking
Some patients complain to the doctor that when they walk, their legs feel like they are bursting with pain and when they stop, the pain goes away.
Some patients also complain of hip pain or discomfort in the legs while sleeping at night, which is a sign that the blood circulation in the legs is decreasing, which should be treated as soon as possible. That this symptom appears in only 40% of patients, the remaining 60% of patients do not know at all. For this, physicians usually recommend a dialer test to check blood circulation.
Controlling diabetes is essential to protecting against foot disorders and their complications, but this does not necessarily mean controlling blood
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