One the major complications of diabetes is delayed wound healing . People with diabetes also often experience neuropathy-numbness or loss of sensation on the extremities -especially the feet. What medical complications can arise from slow wound healing and neuropathy of the feet?
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Neuropathic foot ulcers form as a result of a loss of peripheral sensation and are typically seen in individuals with diabetes. Local paresthesias, or lack of sensation, over pressure points on the foot leads to extended microtrauma, breakdown of overlying tissue, and eventual ulceration. In addition, neuropathy can allow minor scrapes or cuts to go without proper treatment and eventually lead to the formation of foot ulcers. Typically, peripheral neuropathy affects the sensory nerves responsible for detecting sensations such as temperature or pain; however, it can also affect the motor nerves responsible for the contraction of muscles. Damage to motor nerves can lead to muscle wasting, resulting in a motor imbalance of flexor and extensor muscles that can result in foot deformities, such as claw toes or prominent metatarsal heads (the bones you feel under the ball of the foot). This then provides additional pressure points prone to ulceration. In addition to motor irregularities, ulceration frequently occurs at areas of high pressure on the surface of the foot, such as under the hallux (big toe), metatarsophalangeal joints (as mentioned above), the tops and ends of the toes, the middle and sides of the foot and the heel. Diabetic foot ulcers are typically a result of poor-fitting footwear, and regular visits to a podiatrist and pedorthist are recommended to help prevent foot ulceration from occurring.
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People suffering from diabetes may not be able to feel cuts and wounds on the feet. Combined with slow wound healing, they may not realize that they have a bad wound that needs treatment until it causes a very serious infection.