20% of diabetics may present lesions leading to amputation.
There are 3 000 to 5000 amputations a year due to Diabetes.
Risk of amputation is 15 times bigger for a diabetic than a non-diabetic.
55% of diabetics don't know risks that their feet may have
(as a consequence, they don't take care of them).
42% of diabetics (generally old people with type 2 diabetes) can't wash their feet alone.
(http://jvalla.club.fr/piediabintro.html)
Risk of amputation is 15 times bigger for a diabetic than a non-diabetic.
55% of diabetics don't know risks that their feet may have
(as a consequence, they don't take care of them).
42% of diabetics (generally old people with type 2 diabetes) can't wash their feet alone.
(http://jvalla.club.fr/piediabintro.html)
A lot of diabetics may have complications with their feet. In effect, the foot is a complex but a highly important structure of the body. With a lot of muscles and tendons, and at least 26 bones, the foot has a well defined architecture in order to respond to its fonction which is to support the body, from its weight to its different movements. Complex structures are fragile, and diabetes is responsable for lots of problems with feet.
Each hyperglycemia leads to a thin coating of sugar on the body's nerves, preventing them from working well. In this case, the foot can't detect injuries anymore, and many infections may appear. Moreover, it affects the immune system of the patient. That is why a diabetic foot may develop some skin deseases like Vitiligo (a skin condition that causes loss of pigment). Last but not least, diabetes attacks arteries and blood vessels.
The consesquences of these three main complications are that the diabetic feels no more pain in his foot, its architecture is changed and the foot can't function anymore. Any infection can affect the body and the life of the patient will be in danger.
Each hyperglycemia leads to a thin coating of sugar on the body's nerves, preventing them from working well. In this case, the foot can't detect injuries anymore, and many infections may appear. Moreover, it affects the immune system of the patient. That is why a diabetic foot may develop some skin deseases like Vitiligo (a skin condition that causes loss of pigment). Last but not least, diabetes attacks arteries and blood vessels.
The consesquences of these three main complications are that the diabetic feels no more pain in his foot, its architecture is changed and the foot can't function anymore. Any infection can affect the body and the life of the patient will be in danger.
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