Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet When you have diabetes, your
feet need extra care and attention. Diabetes can damage the
nerve endings and blood vessels in your feet, making you less
likely to notice when your feet are injured. Diabetes can also
interfere with your body's ability to fight infection. If you
develop a minor foot injury, it could become an Reference ulcer
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serious infection. Reference Ulcers can be found Opens New
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on the top or bottom of your toes. With good foot care, you can
prevent most of these problems. Caring for your feet is easy.
Most of the care can be done when you are bathing and getting
ready for bed. Preventing injury to your feet is merely a matter
of wearing properly fitted shoes and socks at all times. These
steps can help keep your feet healthy: - Examine your feet every
day. And have your doctor examine your feet during every visit.
- Check your shoes