Diabetic foot is an umbrella term for foot problems in patients with diabetes mellitus. Due to arterial abnormalities and diabetic neuropathy, as well as a tendency to delayed wound healing, infection or gangrene of the foot is relatively common. For the disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, see diabetes insipidus. ... Section of an artery An arterial road is a class of highway. ... Diabetic neuropathies are neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus. ... Infection is also the title of an episode of the television series Babylon 5, and the English title of the Japanese film Kansen. ... It has been suggested that gas gangrene be merged into this article or section. ...
Prevention is by frequent chiropody review, good foot hygiene, appropriate shoes and avoiding injury. Podiatry (US English), or chiropody (British English), is the field of medicine devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle (translated literally, chiropody refers to medicine of the hand and foot, but the term no longer has this meaning). ...
Foot ulcers in diabetes require multidisciplinary assessment, usually by diabetes specialists and surgeons. Treatment consists of appropriate bandages, antibiotics (against staphylococcus, streptococcus and anaerobe strains), debridement and arterial revascularisation. Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ... Species S. aureus S. caprae S. epidermidis S. haemolyticus S. hominis S. lugdunensis S. saprophyticus S. warneri S. xylosus Staphylococcus (in Greek staphyle means bunch of grapes and coccos means granule) is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. ... Species S. agalactiae S. bovis S. mutans S. pneumoniae S. pyogenes S. salivarius S. sanguinis S. suis Streptococcus viridans group etc. ... An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require oxygen. ... Debridement is a surgical term referring to the surgical removal of infected or otherwise non-viable tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. ...
Diabetes is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
Damage to the nerves from diabetes (diabetic neuropathy) is a leading cause of foot wounds and ulcers, which frequently lead to foot and leg amputations.
Diabetes accelerates atherosclerosis, or the formation of fatty plaques inside the arteries, which can lead to blockages or a clot (thrombus), which can then lead to heart attack, stroke, and decreased circulation in the arms and legs (peripheral vascular disease).
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