Diabetes and your Feet

Follow the links below to find information about how diabetes can affect your feet and legs.

Reviewed March 2011

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Title:   Foot problems - corns and calluses
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A corn or callus is a patch of hard, thickened skin on the foot that is formed in response to pressure or friction. Corns and calluses may be signs of an underlying foot disorder, such as joint deformities. People at high risk of corns and calluses include the elderly, anyone who stands for long periods of time, people with feet that roll inwards or with flat feet, and people who regularly wear ill-fitting shoes.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Diabetes - foot care
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Diabetes affects the feet in two ways. It can reduce blood circulation and also damage the nerves to the feet. Good foot care can help people with diabetes to avoid foot problems. Take care of your feet, get regular check-ups from your doctor or podiatrist and act quickly if you have a problem.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Granulocyte-colony stimulating factors as adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with diabetes can develop foot infections which can be difficult to treat, and treatment failure can result in lower extremity amputation. We found five trials which included a total of 167 people. The trials showed that adding G-CSF to usual the...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Foot Complications in Diabetes
Publisher:   Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Description:   The purpose of this guideline is to inform a broad range of health professionals and health care workers of best practice to prevent, identify and manage foot complications in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in both urban and rural/remote primary care and in specialist foot centres.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Foot care - podiatrists
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Podiatrists treat foot conditions. Healthy feet are important for babies, children, adults and the elderly. Foot care is especially important for people with specific conditions like diabetes. Common foot problems include skin problems, calluses and corns, nail disorders like ingrown toenails, foot injuries and infections. Treatment includes prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Podiatrists sometimes prescribe orthoses, which are custom-made shoe inserts.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Neuropathy in diabetes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   People with diabetes can develop this complication which affects the nerve tissue.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Diabetic conditions affecting the legs and feet - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Special attention is needed to prevent circulatory disorders and infections that can occur in the lower extremities of people with diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Diabetes and your feet - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body is unable to use it properly.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Diabetes can affect your feet - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   It is important to keep blood glucose levels within the normal range as this alone helps prevent many of the complications of diabetes, including foot problems.
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Diabetes fact sheet (Macedonian)
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Fact sheets for diabetes on healthy eating for Macedonian speakers. Topics covered include: glucose monitoring, hypoglycaemia, looking after diabetes, diabetes and your feet, sick days.
Date:   Sep 2001
Title:   Diabetes: your feet come first
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   To avoid injury to diabetic feet, there are a number of precautions which can be taken to ensure healthy feet and integrity of the limbs.
Date:   Jul 1998
Title:   Lower limb amputees - how podiatry can help
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   If your amputation was due to vascular disease or diabetes, this document provides information on how to care for your remaining limb.
Date:   Jul 1998

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