People with diabetes are much more prone to infection and foot problems than non-diabetics.  It shouldn’t be surprising that diabetic foot disease is a serious problem for many diabetes patients. In many cases, diabetic foot disease or the complications from them result in amputation. The serious problems are usually the result of infection from one of these diabetic foot disease problems:

• Diabetic neuropathy or damaged nerves
• Peripheral vascular disease or blocked arteries of the legs
• Foot ulceration that results in infection

Most of these initial problems can be prevented just with learning to properly care for the feet when you have diabetes. Diabetic foot disease doesn’t have to happen to you.

Neuropathy and Diabetic Foot Disease

Diabetic neuropathy is defined as damage of the nerve fibers in diabetic people. High blood glucose levels changes the nerve cell metabolism and reduces the blood flow to the nerve. The …