Patients with diabetes deal with small wounds almost amputated

Posted on September 25, 2009
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1 diabetic patients from Britain and Germany thumb right foot was scratched, but he did not as one thing, but painted a number of random drug for skin diseases, leading to more and more serious wounds and was judged to be a number of hospitals should be ” amputation “! Fortunately, after the South Hospital, Endocrine Metabolism several consultations, the patient Xu saved only feet.

 Patients with diabetes how to protect the feet?

 Already suffering from diabetes, may occur in patients with diabetic foot, Diabetes Prevention and Research Center of Guangdong Province, Director of Endocrinology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Professor Xue Yaoming, director of metabolism is given the following recommendations:

 1 day, check again the feet, including between the toes and nails, pay attention to the color changes in toenail, you will probably find some small lesions to be treated or mycosis.

 2, neutral warm soapy water every day and feet, do not join the right organization irritating substances, water temperature should not exceed 30 ℃ ~ 35 ℃.

 3, to prohibit or to join with others feet, spices, dry feet must be washed.

 4, or a blanket at night Do not use Nuanshui Dai warm enough to prevent burns.

 5, wear socks to be comfortable, and to be replaced every day.

 6, do not walk barefoot to avoid injury.

 7, pay attention to shoes, followed by the wear and tear must be repaired promptly.

 8, beach vacation, especially when feet were careful not to let the sun burn.

 9, to avoid contact with any skin irritation or damage to the foot of material, if the damage has already occurred, and we should as soon as possible to the hospital for treatment.

 It is understood that 45-year-old Xu Guangdong Province YINGDE JIULONG springs village, he is suffering from diabetes, has been up to 5 years. From 3 years ago, he began to hand, foot numbness to extremities obviously, intermittent claudication, blurred vision and so on. Two months ago, he, as usual, Shimoji farming, careless pierced the thumb of the right foot, and cause skin ulceration. However, Xu did not seriously, go home to find the point of casual home before putting the rest of the skin and drugs. Unexpectedly, a week later, the wounds not only failed to heal, but growing, Lao Gao swollen skin around the wound, yet it keeps leaking fluid. Xu Only a little alarmed, went to several local hospitals, doctor’s conclusions that should be amputated.

 Not long ago, Xu came to the South Hospital. Although his injury is very serious, but, after taking into account the amputation would seriously affect the life of patients, doctors have done a lot of efforts. Endocrine Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, after a number of experts in consultation and research, the last use of vacuum suction, ultrasonic debridement, configuration dressing techniques for patients treated two weeks later, Xu lucky foot ulcers healed, non – went to the amputation pain.

 Endocrine Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Professor Gao Fang warned that diabetes can cause enough long-term metabolic abnormalities peripheral vascular, neurological diseases, human pain and temperature sensitivity will be reduced or even paresthesia, triggered foot ulcers, intermittent claudication, etc. symptoms such as inattention, then, once the wound worse, there will be danger of amputation.

 Friends of 7% of sugar will occur 15 years after the onset of foot gangrene

 It is reported that in Western countries each year more than 30,000 patients with diabetes due to diabetic vascular complications had to be amputated, and the prevalence of diabetes in the future will increase considerably. Relevant data show that about 7% of diabetic patients will occur 15 years after the onset of foot gangrene, amputation means that diabetic patients were forced to the number of cases is about the same age group of non-diabetic patients 15 to 45 times. In China, the current average length of stay in patients with diabetic foot number of days for 26 days, the average hospitalization cost of 1.5 million yuan. Diabetes has become a severe hazard to human health, one of the three, only the South diabetic patients admitted to hospital each year reached more than a thousand cases, therefore, actively carry out their own diabetes screening is particularly important.

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