I need info on what to do if you accidentally wear sticky foot warmers and you have diabetes and now opensores
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First of all, seeing the doctor was the right first step to take in order to get the healing process started. As I am sure your dad knows, healing is often decreased in diabetics, so the process may be slow and painful. Keep the wound clean and medicated (as directed by the doctor) and follow up as planned. If you are still concerned about the healing / condition of the wound / infection, ask your doctor to recommend you to the nearest wound care center. Most hospitals have these. Someone there will definitely be able to help your dad get back on his feet! \n\nGood luck and best wishes...
342650
Wear flip-flops, or buys some tennis shoes with velcro
667591
I had that problem a while ago and solved it very easily.  Loosen your shoes.  Your feet swell while you ride.
1052481
well i had this problem for some tiime now. my doctor said its a diseas called muscuranotumba he told me to wrap my feet in bounce sheets (the laundry softener) every night and massage them with espom salt every day. its worked out well! good luck
173997
Get good shoes for walking, take whatever pain med you can tolerate (ask your doctor first), use ice pack when needed. Main thing is see your doctor. Good luck.
491851
They say that if you rub your feet with baking soda it helps. Also i am sure you can find all sorts of medicated powders in your local pharmacy. If it is a real problem talk to your doctor about it maybe he/she will have a medical solution to it:)
173479
Nothing in particular, except smoking. Smoking causes characteristic damage to several body systems, and it reinforces the damage diabetes does. No one needs both at work. Give it up! If you have lost feeling in the feet, it's best by far to check them often for signs of blisters or cuts or skin breaks of any kind. The reason is that, if you can't feel it, you won't take care of it. Diabetes is the largest cause of amputation in adults in theh North America save trauma (like automobile accidents). The reason is largely reduced circulation, and reduced wound healing, and increased infection severity in many diabetics. Watch those feet.   \n\n\nNo food, or food type, is inherently bad for diabetics, and in the case of Type 1 diabetics, there is less concern for various kinds of food than for Type 2 diabetics, for whom excess weight seems to both bring on Type 2, but also to make more severe cases. \n\nThe problem for Type 1s is that, producing no insulin of their own, it's necessary to provide insulin from the outside, and to come as close as possible to the non-diabetic levels of insulin so that blood glucose levels are as near normal as possible. Insulin controls how, and how much, about 2.3 of body cells taek up glucose from the blood. Among much else, of course, for it is a hormone which has wide and varied effects throughout the body. \n\nThere are several things which affect how fast and high blood glucose goes: \n\n--First is how much food is eaten. In this case, sugar (sucrose), milk sugar (lactose), starch (many glucoses stuck together in chains), fat (a small part of fats -- the glycerol backbone -- can be converted to glucose in the body), and so on. All provide glucose, eventually, to the blood. One of the purpsoes of the 'exchange' system is to provide a handy way to estimate the food quantities eaten. \n\n--Second is exercise. Even without insulin, exercise (even mild exercise such as a brisk walk) causes glucose to be uptaken by muscle cells. Given any partiuclar amount of food, exercising before the meal will result in less inculin needed than otherwise, since the mechanisms are independent. teh effect lasts for some hours, so a brisk walk for 30 minutes just after luch will still increase glucose absorprion rates of food eaten at dinner.  \n\n--Third, is the amount of insulin. All other things being equal, more insulin means that more glucose will be absorbed from the blood by body cells and less insulin will mean less. \n\n--Fourth, type of insulin. There are several types of insulin. They vary largely by how long their effect (forcing absroption of glucose from the blood) lasts, and whether there is a marked peak in action. So, a given amount of regular insulin acts faster and more intensely than lente ('slow') insulin which takes longer to exhaust itself, or ultra lente ('very slow') insulin. NPH insulin falls between regular and lente in speed of action adn suration of action. The analog insulins (one from Lilly and one from Novo Nordisk) are much more quickly acting, beginning totake effect with 15 or 20 minutes and being done in an hour or perhaps an hour and a half. Two special insulins, Lantus and Detemir, are unusual in that they exhibit very little peak of action. Their insulin effect  takes place steadily over about 24 hours. \n\nLocation of administration also has a secondary effect on how long the insulin effect lasts. \n\n--Fifth is the composition of the food eaten.  For example, skim milk contains lactose (a mildly sweetish dual sugar) which is disassembled into its component simple sugars and absorbed by the intestines. Drinking the same amount of whole milk delivers the same amount of lactose, but much more slowly since the butterfat in the whole milk slows down digestive action on the lactose. A baked potato eaten 'dry' will be converted to glucose and absorbed, while the smae amount of potato eaten with butter or sour cream is much more slowly a
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You just cant walk on your feet anymore without protection. Dont wear binding shoes. Wear loose, air flowing shoes to dry those suckers out! I think you should just see the Doc. because if it is worst case scenerio, then you might have a reaccurring infection that can lead to other problems. Dont pop em, because if they are the size of quarters, it'll hurt like hell! They do prescribe ointments that dry out the skin, relieve pain. I d go for the flip flops and try not to pressure your blisters. Sounds painful, but I hope your pain free!
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See your doctor or a podiatrist
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I did the same and didn't want to go to the doctor and ended up going anyway.... This is what he told me to do..\n\n\n1. Soak it in warm water for about 5 to 10 minutes. (adding something to the water is not necessary)!\n\n2. Dry it really well.\n\n3. Take some Hydrogen Peroxide put some on a Q-tip and apply it to the affected area.\n\n4. Rinse off the peroxide. Dry really well (blow dryer suggested) but not necessary.\n\n5. Next you will need to have some (Betadine) (Povidone Iodine Topical Solution). Take another q-tip dip it in and apply to the toe making sure you cover the whole affected area. \n\n6. Dry with a blow dryer to make sure it is really dry! The only time it should be covered with a band-aid or gauze is if you have your shoes on.. The more air it gets the better..\n\n7. This will have to be done three times a day.\n\nIf you do this it will get better and you shouldn't have to go to the Doc.  This is what i did and it worked!...It will take a while since you waited so long, but it will get better.\nThe nail will have to grow out before you can do anything about it.  When you trim your nails let them stick out a little not too much....This will help.  I know from experience this is no fun so....Good Luck!! :-)\n\nHope this helps you!\n\nIf you do all of this it should go away!\n\nHope this works for you! Hope you feel better!\n\n\nForgot to mention that it was really bad and infected and the doctor told me that if it didn't work i would have to have the toenail removed.  This really worked because i didn't have any surgery at all and the doctor was impressed that it ended up getting better with no surgery!  It was really puffy also.  Again good luck!!
801277
If infection sets in then yes of course\n\ndiabetics need to particularly careful with their feet\n\nand should see a speacialist every 6 months for check- ups and immediately if they have a serious injury.\n\nyou had better 'hop' to it!!!
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Well, you just need TIME.  Got any shoes that are too big...or borrow some...or send a family member to Target to buy some really soft  black slippers that look kinda like boots and will  be  barely noticable.  don't know of anything to speed up healing.
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me thinks lots wrong but first is poor circulation. go to hospital. Is there anything that may have caused this for starters? Like diabetes, smoking, excessively tight shoes, injury. Is it swollen? spiderbite? check footwear and bed linen, etc. But SEE A DOCTOR NOW
211015
Regular and frequent blood sugar testing, stick to the diet given by the doctor/nutritionist and eat regular meals - no skipping meals, take any meds as scheduled, if taking insulin- make sure it is being properly administered, pay close attention to any wounds- especially on the feet, go for regular physical exams.
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get rid of the shoes that caused them!\ndepending on the case, there r some steps that u might find helpeful:\n- if its big, old and ugly there's a special cream that kinda peals off the corn or more like burns it u can find it in the drug stores.\n- if its new and small and sore and red..soak ur feet for 15 minutes then carefully take a loafah or whatever -nothing too rough pls- and start scrubbing it off but gently.\n- u can try slicing a small tiny slice of tomato and putting it on it and put on it plasters just for a day or 2.\n- also if its new and hurts.. use a special jelly taht soothes the pain and hopefully gets it away, scholl is the best.\nhope this works!
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Been there and done that. I sympathize with you.\n\nFor a temporary fix, you need to get sport tape and tape up your arches. You must hold your foot so that it is in a normal standing position while you're taping. Do not let your feet into a relaxed position while taping, or you won't be able to stand up when you're done. Start taping on the top of your foot behind but near the widest part of your foot, right behind the toes. Continue taping, slightly diagonally as far back as is practical. The downside of this is that you've got to peel that tape back off at the end of the day. And that is NOT fun--talk about a STRANGE feeling as you pull it off the bottom of the foot. But at least this should get you through temporarily.\n\nFor a permanent solution, you will need to see a podiatrist and obtain orthotics for your shoes. These are tailor-made inserts, molded exactly to fit your foot. They are rather expensive (mine were about $350 about seven years ago), but many health insurance policies cover them. Even if they don't, believe me they are worth the cost.\n\nIf you have plantar faciitis in both feet, expect it to take at least a year of wearing the orthotics to completely heal. (You'll see marked improvement much sooner than that, though.)\n\nOne major no-no for those who have plantar faciitis--NEVER go barefoot or wear shoes without good arch support. That lets the arch drop again.
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Standing too long on your feet. Walking alot. Ill fitting shoes. Poor circulation. Just some of many reasons. If it persists see a podiatrist.:)