Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy download book

Book: Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy

Author: U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services

Pages: 24

Format: PDF

Language: English

ISBN10: 0000000000

ASIN: B000113HJ4
Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy discusses how diabetes can lead to foot and skin problems. Illustrates the different foot problems that can occur and teaches people how to care for their feet and skin to prevent those complications.
What are diabetes problems?
Too much glucose in the blood for a long time can cause diabetes problems. This high blood glucose, also called blood sugar, can damage many parts of the body, such as the heart, blood vessels, eyes, and kidneys. Heart and blood vessel disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes. You can do a lot to prevent or slow down diabetes problems.
This information is about feet and skin problems caused by diabetes. You will learn the things you can do each day and during each year to stay healthy and prevent diabetes problems.
What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?
Follow the healthy eating plan that you and your doctor or dietitian have worked out.
Be active a total of 30 minutes most days. Ask your doctor what activities are best for you.
Take your medicines as directed.
Check your blood glucose every day. Each time you check your blood glucose, write the number in your record book.
Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, sores, swelling, redness, or sore toenails.
Brush and floss your teeth every day.
The hand of the other arm is holding the pump connected to the cuff. Control your blood pressure and cholesterol.
Don’t smoke.
CONTENTS
What are diabetes problems
What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?
How can diabetes hurt my feet?
What can I do to take care of my feet?
How can my doctor help me take care of my feet?
What are common diabetes foot problems?
How can special shoes help my feet?
How can diabetes hurt my skin?
What can I do to take care of my skin?
Pronunciation Guide
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