The diabetic foot is identified as an infection, ulceration or destruction of the skin of the skin of a patient with diabetes mellitus, so that the care of a person's extremities with this chronic degenerative disease is essential to avoid it, said the delegation of theMexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Guerrero.
The diabetic foot is one of the most severe complications of diabetes mellitus;These complications are classified as microvascular and macrovascular;The former affect blood vessels and peripheral nerves, which generate retinopathy (eye condition), nephropathy (kidney damage) and neuropathy (sensitive nerves, mainly feet and that are losing sensitivity).
When losing sensitivity in ascending way, since it ceases to have sensitivity at the tip of the feet, fingers and is increasing until losing completely sensation of both limbs, as well as avoids the healing of any small wound, said the doctor in charge of the Diabetimss moduleIn Acapulco, Teresa Ocampo Rentería.
With regard to macrovascular complications, they are heart disease such as coronary condition, heart failure and diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Other risk factors include: family history of heart disease, extra weight around the waist, abnormal levels of cholesterol, high blood pressure and tobacco addiction.
He stressed that, to prevent complications such as diabetic foot, the institute promotes the Diabetims Module for patients with this disease, and which consists of 12 sessions, which in addition to improving food, which is essential to control the condition, helps to avoidThe rest of the aforementioned complications.