Podiatry is essential to dealknown that diabetics run higher risk rates to develop certain problems.Without going any further, the latest studies show, for example, that up to 34 % of these people can develop foot ulcers.
Podiatry is the health profession that takes care of everything related to the feet, including research, prevention and treatment.Those who suffer from this disease must ensure that they make visits with certain frequency to the Podiatry Professional, since in their case, the importance of this discipline is increased.
Precisely this month has been held on Diabetes Day, therefore, from the Official College of Podiatry of the Community of Madrid (Copoma), we work to disseminate and raise awareness of the delicate situation experienced by these people, and also remember, whatIt is necessary that the podiatry was included in social security at the national level, because, for the moment, it is a matter of the autonomous communities and, until now, only Cantabria includes it in an integral way.
Especially when it comes to diabetic people, podiatry professionals take special importance as health agents to treat different feet conditions.In cases of diabetic foot treatment, one of the main issues is that, it is very frequent in these people to suffer from peripheral neuropathy, which derives in some loss of sensitivity in the limbs, which, in turn, increases dangerto develop serious problems from any small anomaly.For example, based on a slight wound, on the one hand, greater difficulties for healing will be experienced, and on the other, because the same pain will not be felt, both healing will be difficult and the necessary attention may not be given to the problem.
Although in the first stay may not give much importance to these issues, statistics reflect worrying figures.For example, the amputation rate per diabetic foot in Spain is 52 per 100,000 inhabitants, well above countries such as Italy, France or the United Kingdom.In most cases, amputation is reached precisely as a result of suffering peripheral neuropathy.
In addition, mortality after an amputation of this type exceeds 70%, above that of the most common cancers, while approximately 80% of these amputations could have been avoided with the time intervention of a podiatrist who had treated the problem.
Therefore, and to avoid these extremes in any case, it is essential to make periodic visits to the podiatry consultation in a preventive way.In addition, when diabetes is suffered, special attention should be paid to the feet.Observing them and caring for them daily is essential, because any problem in the nails, a little injury, an enquistado hair, a nipped shipyard, etc.It could converge in disastrous consequences for these people.
The example of Cantabria shows that the intervention of the Professional Podology in due course can safeguard at the feet of ending catastrophicly.In fact, the favorable results obtained show how in this community there haveBio-mechanical motifs (ulcers formation or other pathologies of the foot).
In this way, and while the situation is still showing unequalIn the different autonomous communities, it will be a personal work of those who suffer from diabetes worry about carrying out proper maintenance of their feet, and in the case of experiencing some anomaly, in addition to going to social security, it will always be advisable to go toA podiatrist who, as a specialist in this area, will verify the situation and will contribute his personal assessment to the specific case.
Meanwhile, and until the podiatry is not within the public health services, from Copoma and the General Council of Podiatrists of Spain, work will continue to advocate the need for its inclusion in Social Security, since it is essential agentsAnd, really, it is not usually aware of its importance, more especially to deal with certain specific cases such as diabetic people.