A diabetic foot is a foot that exhibits any pathology that results directly from diabetes mellitus or any long-term (or "chronic") complication of diabetes mellitus. Presence of several characteristic diabetic foot pathologies is called diabetic foot syndrome. These are thus umbrella terms.
The most serious foot complications in diabetes are:
- Ulceration â€" Research estimates that the lifetime incidence of foot ulcers within the diabetic community is around 15% and may become as high as 25%.
- Infection
- Neuropathic osteoarthropathy
Prevention
"Of all methods proposed to prevent diabetic foot ulcers, only foot temperature-guided avoidance therapy was found beneficial in RCTs" according to a meta-analysis.
Treatment
Culture is not necessary for initial infection, because early infection is usually due to Staphylococcus aureus and/or streptococci which can be handled by first choice of 625mg Amoxicillin Clavulanate (not Amoxicillin only) 3 times daily for 5 to 7 days.
References
External links
- American Diabetes Association: Foot Complications
- MedlinePlus: Diabetic Foot
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