Why Daily Foot Care Could Save a Toe (or Two).

When you think about managing diabetes, your mind probably jumps to blood sugar monitors, carb counting, or those endless lab results. But here’s the truth many people don’t realize diabetes doesn’t just affect your body—it affects your feet. And not in small ways.

When a patient arrives at Podiatry Foot & Ankle Institute in pain when standing or walking, custom molded orthotics are often used for treatment to correct posture or gait.

Sometimes losing the sense of feeling in your foot can be caused by sitting in one position for too long, and having your foot “fall asleep.” Just getting up and moving around usually will fix the condition. In more severe situations, the sense of numbness and tingling may be caused by an injury or underlying ailment like diabetes is peripheral artery disease (decrease in blood flow, to the foot's nerves).

Eating foods that provide your body with a wide variety of immune-boosting nutrients is essential for staying healthy. The key word here is variety. Just eating a large amount of one healthy food won’t do it.

Why Are My Feet So Hot? Having a sensation that your feet are burning is a fairly common occurrence that can be caused by a wide variety of factors. With diseases like diabetes and peripheral artery disease, a burning sensation is often accompanied by numbness and tingling. A skin condition may be the cause, or it could be your feet are tired and achy from working all day.

Diabetes is on the rise, so it’s an excellent time to remember that taking proper care of your feet is something we should all pay more attention to, which is especially true for patients who have diabetes. The nerve damage caused by diabetes occurs first in the extremities.

Your nervous system provides the sensory and motor information that your muscles and other bodily systems need to operate. When your nerves' function is compromised, it can cause a tingling, burning, and numbing sensation in your extremities, with the feet frequently being affected.

When it comes to managing life as a diabetic, you might face quite a few roadblocks here and there before feeling confident navigating your condition. A well-managed diabetic patient is a happy, healthy person with the ability to lead a fulfilling life.