{"id":4019,"date":"2025-04-30T17:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/diabetic-foot\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:36:16","slug":"diabetic-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/diabetic-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic Foot: Prevention and Specialized Care to Avoid Complications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the diabetic foot?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong>diabetic foot<\/strong> refers to a group of complications linked to <strong>diabetes<\/strong> that affect the skin, nerves (neuropathy), blood vessels, and healing ability. Without proper care, this can lead to <strong>ulcers<\/strong>, <strong>severe infections<\/strong>, and even <strong>amputations<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs and symptoms to watch for<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Numbness or tingling in the feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dry, cracked, or peeling skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slow-healing wounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Significant calluses or deformities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changes in foot color or temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risk factors<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Poor blood sugar control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor circulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prolonged pressure or friction from footwear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Untreated ingrown nails, corns, or calluses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neglected wounds or trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential complications<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plantar ulcers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep tissue infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partial or full amputation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of mobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diabetic foot care at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complete podiatric assessment<\/h3>\n\n<p>Neuropathy testing, circulation checks, and pressure mapping.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical foot care<\/h3>\n\n<p>Safe treatment of nails, calluses, and wounds.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ulcer prevention<\/h3>\n\n<p>Orthotics, protective pads, skin debridement, and footwear advice.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regular monitoring<\/h3>\n\n<p>Ongoing follow-ups to catch risks early and prevent complications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The diabetic foot refers to a group of complications linked to diabetes that affect the skin, nerves (neuropathy), blood vessels, and healing ability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":3898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}