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Foot ulcers are partly caused by too much pressure on one part of your foot. Be sure to wear shoes that do not put a lot of pressure on your foot. Try not to have pressure over the ulcer too.
Your doctor may ask you to wear special shoes, or a brace or a special cast. You may need to use a wheelchair or crutches for awhile. These devices will take the pressure off of the ulcer area. This will help speed up the healing process.
The type of shoes you wear when you have diabetes is important:
Do not wear shoes with pointed or open toes, such as high heels, flip-flops, or sandals.
DiabetesDiabetes is usually a lifelong chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. Causes, incidence, and risk factorsInsulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both. To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested:
People with diabetes have high blood sugar because their body cannot move sugar into fat, liver, and muscle cells to be stored for energy. This is because either:
There are two major types of diabetes. The causes and risk factors are different for each type:
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