05/25/2021
When your feet aren’t protected, they’re more vulnerable to injury. This goes for walking around your home as well as outside. If you’re diabetic, we recommend you wear socks and shoes at all times.
If you’re sporting bare feet, it’s much more likely you’ll step on a pebble, stick, or even a piece of glass that cuts through your skin. You won’t feel especially hot pavement and could experience a serious burn. You may not even feel the pain of the injury, but the wound is present, and your body is ill-equipped to heal it. Not only will the cut linger, but infection can ensue and spread. The infection can also lead to gangrene – the death of your tissue – and the only recourse becomes amputation.
Prevention is key!
If you are diabetic and you haven’t had your yearly exam, call us at (937) 339-4330 for an evaluation and we will be happy to keep your feet healthy!