Why foot care so important when people have diabetes ? | Best Diabetes Info Channel

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Channel: All About Diabetes and Related · 2018 · People & Blogs

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• Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet—
• Even a small cut can produce serious consequences. 
• Diabetes may cause nerve damage that takes away the feeling in your feet. 
• Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. 
• Because of these problems, you may not notice a foreign object in your shoe. 
• As a result, you could develop a blister or a sore. 
• This could lead to an infection or a non-healing wound
•  That could put you at risk for an amputation.
• To avoid serious foot problems that could result in losing a toe, foot or leg,
•  inspect and care for your feet daily

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