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If you have diabetes, you probably already know the importance of having regularly scheduled foot exams by our foot doctor. Diabetes decreases the blood flowing in your feet, so when you receive an injury to your foot it can be slower and more difficult to heal. For this reason, it is extra important to prevent any foot problems from developing before they occur. This is why we recommend that our patients who need diabetic foot care in Brighton Beach come to our office for foot exams on a regular basis.
At our foot care practice, Body & Feet, our foot doctor, Dr. Eugene Shapiro, will be able to let you know exactly how often you should come to see our doctor for diabetic foot care. When a patient has diabetes, it is very important that they are proactive about their foot care, and do not let wounds or infections develop on their feet. If a patient has diabetes, even a simple corn can become infected and cause a serious foot problem. For this reason, we always recommend that patients come in for regularly-scheduled diabetic foot care in Brighton Beach, even if it seems that their feet are doing well.
Patients with diabetes can even develop a serious problem from a small blister that they receive when they wear a shoe that is too tight. For this reason, our podiatrist will also review with you the types of shoes that you wear to make sure that you are wearing shoes that are good for your feet. When it comes to diabetes and foot care, an ounce of prevention is well worth a pound of cure. It is always important to have items treated before they become larger, and are more difficult to treat. Patients with diabetes need to pay particular attention to the bottoms of their feet to make sure that they are not developing any wounds or infections that they are not aware of. Our doctor will be able to provide you with the highest level of diabetic foot care in Brighton Beach should some type of foot problem occur. For an appointment to meet with our foot doctor at Body & Feet, contact us today.
By Body & Feet
August 25, 2016
