TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Diabetics often experience wound on the surface of the skin. One of them wound which appears at the foot. Type wound this is very typical and can cause complications.
In medical terms, wound this is called a diabetic ulcer.
Launching the official website of the American Podiatric Medical Association, wound diabetes in the feet is experienced by about 15 diabetics. If you don’t get the right treatment, wound diabetes in the feet can get infected and have complications until amputation.
The good news is, when it comes to treatment wound diabetes done in the right way, the development of diabetic ulcers can be prevented.
Cause wound diabetes in the feet
Every person with diabetes can have sores in the form of ulcers or ulcers on the legs. The cause of diabetic wounds in the feet is due to a combination of factors such as poor blood circulation, irritation, and trauma.
People with chronic diabetes can experience neuropathy, or a condition where the ability to feel pain in the legs is decreased due to nerve damage.
The nerve damage is influenced by stable high blood sugar levels for a long time. Nerve damage often occurs without pain. Sometimes, sufferers also don’t realize the symptoms of the disease.
In addition, vascular disease can worsen the condition wound diabetic feet. The reason is, blood vessel disorders can hinder the healing process wound and increases the risk of infection.
Increased blood sugar can also reduce the body’s resistance to fighting infections.
Thus, the healing process wound so slower.
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