Medicare Covers Diabetic Foot Care Every 61 Days, in Most Cases

Do You Have Diabetes?

If you do, you should know how important foot care is. Over time, diabetics risk developing complications. Chronic high blood sugar or hyperglycemia can cause damage to the nerves of your feet causing numbness, burning and itching; this is diabetic neuropathy. Long term diabetes can cause poor circulation in the feet or peripheral vascular disease. These conditions can lead to diabetic wounds that do not heal, or ulcerations, and even amputations. Good control of your blood sugar is the best way to prevent these complications.

Seek Professional Foot Care if You Have

Numbness or burning
Non-healing sores
Corns or callouses
Changes in skin color
Bunions or hammertoes
Thick or painful toenails

Keys to Prevention

The key to prevent complications is early diagnosis of diabetes, and regular foot care from a podiatrist. Diabetics, who receive regular foot care, including paring of corns and calluses, and debridement of thick fungal toenails, are almost four times less likely to undergo an amputation than those who do not seek treatment.

Get in touch with River Forest Foot Clinic today to learn more.

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