The effects of Diabetes on the Foot
One of the impacts of Diabetes is that it can reduce the blood flow to your feet, which deprives it of oxygen and needed nutrients. This makes it extremely hard for cuts, sores, blisters or any other damage to recover.
Another impact caused by Diabetes is that it can cause nerve damage, also called Peripheral Neuropathy, which result in feet numbness.
Symptoms of a Diabetic Foot
- Changes in skin colour
- Skin temperature changing
- Foot and ankle begin swelling
- Pain in the leg area
- Open sores not healing quickly (slow healing)
- Dry cracks in the skin, more so in the heel area
- Nail fungus infection
What is Foot & Ankle Arthritis?
As individuals get older, they become more vulnerable to Arthritis. This condition causes joint damage which can cause swelling, pain, and physical deformities in your feet and ankles.
The word Arthritis is a general term for a group of more than 100 diseases. The feeling of Arthritis can involve swelling and inflammation in and around joints and their surrounding soft tissue.
Symptoms of a foot and ankle arthritis
- Feeling of tenderness or pain
- Not being able to move or walk
- Feeling of stiffness in the joint
- Swelling in the joints
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