Prompts and Don'ts For Diabetes Patients Out Amputation

Estimated that as many as 30 percent of patients with diabetes have problems in the legs to be amputated. There are a few suggestions and restrictions that must be done to prevent diabetic patients not to amputation.

Amputation rates and high mortality, and long and expensive treatments, making the disruption of diabetic foot complications of diabetes become most unpleasant.

"85 percent of amputations can be avoided with early prevention, but many people are not aware with this condition," explains Dr. Em Yunir, Sp.PD, KEMD, staff Endocrine Metabolic Division, Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine, in the event 20th Jakarta Diabetes Education Media Meeting 2011 in Hotel Le Meridien, Jakarta, Wednesday (02/11/2011).



According to Dr. Yunir, there are few prevention programs that can be done to prevent diabetic foot problems and amputation.

Here is a suggestion that diabetic patients should be done, namely:

1. Check your feet every day, whether there are changes that occur in the skin and toes form.
2. Always wear footwear
3. Check your shoes before being used, whether there are rocks or hard objects that could cause injury.
4. Use the right footwear
5. Buy shoes in the afternoon
6. Always use cotton socks
7. Wash feet with mild soap and pat dry, do not let the foot dry by itself because it can lead to fungi.
8. Nail clippers horizontally
9. Control feet regularly to the health worker
10. Use a moisturizing skin lotion regularly.

Meanwhile, here are some things that should not be performed in diabetic patients, namely:

1. Walking barefoot
2. Wearing shoes that are narrow
3. Wearing socks with narrow folds at the foot
4. Leaving the skin becomes dry and scaly
5. The use of chemicals or sharp objects to remove the fish eye
6. Smoke
7. Using a ring on your toes (many people do India)
8. Using shoes with high heel or the toe pointed forward.

"We manage alone could face more than 2 times a day, ngaca continue. Well manages legs must be too, every time a patient with diabetes should pay attention to his feet," concludes Dr. Yunir.