Foot Care Hints For Patients with Diabetes and Poor Circulation

Foot care is crucial if you have diabetes or poor circulation. Preventative action is the best approach when it comes to our feet.

First the Do's:

• Do inspect your feel daily for blisters, cuts, scratches, ulcers


• Do wash your feel daily with warm (not hot) water and soap. Test the bathwater with your hand.


• Do dry your feet thoroughly, especially between toes with a blotting action


• do apply a skin cream after drying feet,avoid between the toes.


• Do keep feet warm and dry.


• Do wear comfortable well fitting shoes.


• Do inspect inside of shoes for foreign objects and torn linings.


• Do change your shoes everyday.


• Do but all shoe gear at days end wehn your feet are their largets.


• Do wear loose fitting socks to bed if feet are cold.


• Do avoid wet feet, wet shoes or wet socks, especially during the winter months.


• Do Avoid extremes of temperature hot or cold.


• Do Keep all appointments that your physician or podiatrist schedule for you.

And Now The Don'ts:

• Don't walk barefoot indoor or outdoors.


• Don't cut corns, calluses or nails yourself.


• Don't pull or ter ant dead skin from toes, corns, feet.


• Don't use caustic chemicals for the removal of corns and calluses.


• Don't smoke. Smoking reduces circulation.


• Don't wer any garters that encircle the leg.


• Don't wear shoes without stockings.


• Don't wear the same shoe or socks more than 1 day in a row.


• Don't soak feet unless directed.

A little preventative measures can go a long way in foot care!