Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputation
Hey readers! My organization "Keep your feet" has started a new blog, and asked me to write this article on the complications that come with diabetes, more specifically, diabetic ulcers that lead to foot amputation. We have seen an uprise in amputations lately in our OR and feel that educating those with diabetes would go a long way in being able to keep your limbs! What can start out as an innocent looking abrasion can turn into an ulcer that quickly gets out of hand. In a 2020 Mayo Clinic Staff article "People who've had one amputation have a higher risk of having another." Let's start at the beginning. An ulcer is really just a wound or open sore that doesn't want to heal. When they occur on the foot, this makes it especially difficult because they are under constant pressure from walking, and standing. When diabetics get these ulcers, they may not even know they have one due to neuropathy, or loss of sensation which makes it hard to feel pain and o...