Diabetes affects the body’s blood circulation and healing abilities, which can result in treatment-resistant diabetic ulcers. If you have diabetes, visit Susan Yeager, DPM, at Yeager Foot and Ankle Center in Redding, California, for expert diabetic foot and wound care. Dr. Yeager’s regular exams identify any problems early on and treat conditions that could increase your risk of ulcers. Call Yeager Foot and Ankle Center or request an appointment online today to benefit from comprehensive diabetic foot and wound care.
Diabetic foot care is a vital service for people with diabetes. Dr. Yeager uses her expertise in diabetic foot care to prevent foot problems, evaluate symptoms, and treat common conditions affecting people with diabetes.
You might require diabetic wound care if you develop foot or ankle ulcers. These open sores require specialized treatment because they’re difficult to heal and prone to infection.
Yeager Foot and Ankle Center excels in providing diabetic foot and wound care to people of all ages.
Diabetes develops when your body lacks insulin, a hormone that controls sugar levels in your blood. High blood sugar damages the circulatory and nervous systems, leading to tissue damage and, in advanced cases, organ failure.
Damaged nerves (diabetic peripheral neuropathy) can cause numbness, so you don’t feel cuts. Poor blood flow in the arteries deprives your feet and legs of vital oxygen, nutrition, and healing cells, so damaged tissues heal slowly.
Conditions like chronic venous insufficiency (damaged veins) encourage fluid retention, further contributing to an increased risk of developing ulcers.
As a result, minor injuries and conditions like toenail fungus, ingrown toenails, and athlete’s foot can become infected. These wounds develop into diabetic ulcers, which heal slowly and are liable to get infected. Infection can lead to gangrene (tissue death), a potentially life-threatening condition that could result in amputation.
Diabetic foot care requires regular lower limb exams at Yeager Foot and Ankle Center. Dr. Yeager checks your feet carefully, looking for injuries and foot problems. She treats any conditions she finds, including corns and calluses, and ensures your toenails are properly trimmed.
If you develop diabetic ulcers, Dr. Yeager cleans them thoroughly, removing dead and diseased tissue (debridement). She uses advanced dressings to prevent infection, protect the ulcer, and encourage healing. Dr. Yeager also provides custom-fitted orthotics (supportive shoe inserts) and diabetic shoe fitting to protect your feet.
Dr. Yeager will advise when to return for another diabetic foot and wound care check. Call Yeager Foot and Ankle Center for prompt advice and treatment if your feet and ankles develop any issues between routine exams.
To discover how diabetic foot and wound care benefits anyone with diabetes or arrange your diabetic foot checkup, call Yeager Foot and Ankle Center or request an appointment online today.