People suffering from diabetes are prone to developing problems with their feet due to multiple causes. Diabetes causes manifold problems like damage to the blood vessels, nerves and increased risk of contracting infections.

Common symptoms that people living with Diabetes face includes dry skin with cracked soles,

Calluses or thickened skin on the toes and feet often leading to cracks, recurrent wounds, numbness in feet,

inability to maintain balance, whitish skin between toes, non healing wounds for more than 3 weeks and pain while walking.

 Self-care and protection for your feet: 

• Wear properly fitted footwear
• If you are having calluses use diabetic footwear  
• Keep feet dry 
• Moisturize daily
• Avoid scratching
• Do not walk barefoot    
• Use socks or shoes
• Avoid dipping feet in hot water without supervision
• Check you feet daily for any cuts / bruises / watery
  discharge or colour changes.
  Report these to your Doctor if any
• Walk for 30 to 40 mins daily to maintain foot circulation
• Most importantly control your Diabetes.

Daily supervision of your feet will help detect problems early. If you observe any changes or in case of any infections, please seek immediate medical advice as a delay of 2-3 days may lead to a spread of infection leading to loss of Toes or Limbs.