“The Diabetic Foot: Understanding the Risks and Symptoms of Foot Complications in Diabetes”

2023-04-23 16:38:07

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This affectation, which is thousands of years old, is also an increasingly frequent diagnosis.

23/4/2023

The word diabetes has its roots in the Greek diabetes, which by its origin means ‘to walk’, through’, ‘to walk, to pass’. “It begins to be used in the first century AD. C. by Aretaeus of Cappadocia, who uses diabetes in the etymological sense of ‘transit, passage’, alluding to the excessive expulsion of urine, which was the first known symptom of the disease”, recalls the researcher Antonio Díaz Rojo.

So, this affectation, which is millennial, is also an increasingly frequent diagnosis. Among other reasons, because now, although there is a sub-registration, it is easier to detect and treat it. In figures, according to the report of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, at least one in ten Colombians suffer from this chronic disease, which basically affects the way in which the body converts food into energy.

“Your body breaks down most of the food you eat into sugar (also called glucose) and releases it into your bloodstream. The pancreas produces a hormone called insulin, which acts as a key that allows blood sugar to enter the body’s cells so that they can use it for energy, ”explains the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). from United States.

Now, what happens in the body of someone with diabetes is that there is an irregular functioning of insulin; either a sufficient quantity is not produced or it cannot be used adequately.

“When there is not enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much sugar remains in the bloodstream, and over time, this can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease. kidneys ”, detail the CDC.

The body communicates through the visible how it is working. For this reason, through the nails, hair, skin or even emotions, it can send irregularity alerts. In this case, there is a description of changes in the feet.

It is known as the diabetic foot and As the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases of the United States (NIH) points out, it appears when there are inadequate levels of glucose in the blood and other factors that frequently occur in people with diabetes (arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia).

Foot risks of having diabetes

The Navarra University Clinic (CUN) recalls that patients with this pathology have several risks. One of them is the decrease in sensitivity and poor circulation in the foot, “which can lead to the formation of an ulcer, sometimes serious, and which is the main cause of a possible amputation,” details the Spanish organization.

They specify that most injuries are caused by a decrease in foot sensation and occur on the sole or in areas close to the bone, such as the knuckles of the fingers.

“In the event that a patient observes an ulcer, they should go to the specialist as soon as possible. Not only to cure it, but to diagnose it and design a personalized treatment that is most appropriate for your case. In many cases, the cures are carried out by a good nursing team”, warns the CUN.

Now, it must be taken into account that the most common symptoms of a diabetic foot, in addition to having the disease, are:

• Tingling and cramps.
• Absence of sensitivity.
• Appearance of ulcers on the skin of the foot.

“If a diabetic patient sees an ulcer on his foot, he should immediately go to a specialist, both to cure it as soon as possible, and to discover the cause of its origin, which will allow us to design a personalized treatment appropriate to his case,” insists the Director of the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Javier Escalada San Martín.

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