Diabetic Foot

Diabetic Foot:

The diabetic foot is a complication of diabetes in which the lack of blood supply is combined with neuropathy (involvement of different nerve fibres) and infection by immunity alteration.

One-third of all diabetic patients develop, with age, symptoms in the lower extremity, as there is the presence of high levels of sugar in the blood, a fact that over time, can damage nerves and blood vessels and can cause a loss of sensation in the feet;one may not even feel a cut, blister or sore, which can cause ulcers and infections. Severe cases can even result in amputation.