When you have diabetes, quality foot care is essential. The team at Premier Foot & Ankle have extensive experience in the prevention and treatment of foot-related complications of diabetes. From their offices in Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Sherman, Irving, and Celina, Texas, they offer ongoing diabetic foot care, including treatment of diabetic ulcers and patient support and education. For a consultation about your diabetic foot care, call or schedule an appointment online.
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic condition that affects how the body metabolizes and utilizes glucose. Glucose is the primary fuel for every process of the body. Diabetes prevents the proper distribution of glucose to the body, causing it to build up in the bloodstream.
A high level of glucose in the blood is called high blood sugar. Chronically high blood sugars cause extensive damage to your body’s systems and can negatively impact all of your tissues, including the tissues of your feet.
The most significant ways that diabetes affects your foot health include:
Diabetes increases your risk for ingrown toenails, corns, nail fungus, severe infection, gangrene, systemic infection, and limb and toe loss. Effective, vigilant diabetic foot care at Premier Foot & Ankle is essential to prevent these complications.
Effective diabetic foot care must be a partnership between you and your podiatry specialist. You can decrease your risks for diabetic-related foot complications by:
Premier Foot & Ankle provides expert diabetic foot care by offering wound assessment and advanced treatments for diabetic foot wounds.
If you have diabetes-related foot complications, the podiatry experts at Premier Foot & Ankle offer personalized treatment options, including:
They also offer specialized diagnostic tools, including the SUDOSCAN® device for neuropathy testing, to identify nerve and vascular problems that are common complications of diabetes.
Your treatment plan is customized to fit your specific diabetic-related foot issues. You can trust that the team at Premier Foot & Ankle to offer the best diabetic foot care possible.
For a consultation about your diabetic foot care, call or schedule an appointment online with Premier Foot & Ankle today.
