Diabetic Foot Care

Taking a walk, dancing, even going to the grocery store, it’s all about mobility.
 
Diabetes can lead to serious difficulties with your overall health, but it can be especially dangerous to your feet. Ordinary problems, like a small cut or a blister, can lead to real trouble when diabetes is involved. The disease can reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal injuries and resist infection. It often causes nerve damage, resulting in loss of feeling. The loss of feeling, or neuropathy, masks the pain of injuries, so they don’t heal.
 
If you have diabetes, it’s very important to have your feet checked regularly, because a wound of any kind, including an old wound can lead to serious complications.
 
Preventive care can mean the difference between a life of mobility or limited activity. Proper treatment for foot ulcers, poor circulation, and neuropathy can substantially decrease a patients risk for amputation.
 
Robert D. Santrock, MD, medical director of the Wound Management Center at Cheat Lake Physicians is a diabetic foot and ankle specialist. He is also board certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
 
Dr. Santrock is an expert in treating diabetic foot issues such as:

• Bruises
• Wounds
• Foot ulcers
• Bunions and hammertoes
• Infections

Dr. Santrock can help diabetics take good care of their feet with regular checkups and treatments for serious diabetes-related foot issues.
 
Call 304-598-4830 for an appointment. 
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