What can a diabetic do to avoid foot infections?
Care of Diabetic Feet: • Inspect your feet daily for blisters, bleeding and lesions between the toes • Use a mirror to examine the bottom of your feet as wellWear therapeutic footwear, including specially made diabetes socks, slippers, insoles, orthotics and other diabetic footwear • Wear high and wide toe box shoes • Wear footwear that fits well and protects your feet • Wear conforming removable insoles in your footwear • Wear seamless diabetes socks and stockings to keep moisture away from your feet • Use diabetic foot creams just not between the toes • Use bed cradles to reduce the weight of heavy bedding on your diabetic foot • Wash your feet daily with warm, soapy water and dry them thoroughly, especially between the toes • Trim your toenails carefully, straight across, and do not gouge into the corners If you have diabetes • DO NOT soak your feet in water especially hot water, for long periods of time • DO NOT use hotwater bottles of heating pads on your feet. • DO NOT use acids
