×
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Marble Hill Logo, Letters M and H

Marble Hill

Invest In Your Skin & Wellness

Search Account
My Cart
0 Item Items

No products in the basket.

  • Home
  • Marble Hill Online Shop
    • Products
      • 1kg of Hand Made Bulk Soap Scraps – Shavings – Odds & Ends
      • CannaFlex Hemp Massage Oil 200ml
      • CannaFlex Hemp Skin Cream
      • Diabetes Skin Care Pack
      • DIGITAL GIFT CARD
      • Euventol
      • Gift Pack
      • Hand Wash Soap x 6 Bars
      • Health Scrub
      • Horticultural Liquid Soap 750ml
      • Isopropyl Alcohol, Isopropanol 99.9% 2.5 Litres
      • Lipsalve
      • Marble Hill Horticultural Soap and Organic Neem Oil Combination
      • Marble Hill Nail Oil
      • Moisture Veil
      • Moroccan Argan oil and Vitamin E shampoo. Available in 200ml & 500mls
      • Natural Liquid Handwash Soap
      • Neem Oil Soap
      • PediSalve
      • Pure Organic Neem Oil 200ml
      • Q-24 Natural Body Oil
      • Sample Pack
      • Sheasalve
      • Soap Off Cuts
      • Superfine Colloidal Oatmeal
      • Surgisalve
      • Total Natural Hand Care
    • Categories
      • Gift Cards & Other Products
      • Horticultural
      • Skincare
      • Wellness
    • Combination Sets
      • Marble Hill Product Display - CannaFlex, Q24 Body Oil,Pedisalve, Sheasalve and Total Hand care
      • ALL PRODUCTS >>
  • About Us
  • Ingredients
  • Dr Maria’s Blog
  • Stockists
  • Contact
Home > Diabetes and the foot

Diabetes and the foot

December 14, 2017 by Dr Maria McGee

Ideal for Diabetic Foot Care

Diabetes Foot Care

Foot care is essential for those with diabetes. This means checking your feet every day for signs of damage, and moisturising with water-free products such as PediSalve.

Foot care and diabetes

When you have diabetes, you will be invited for a foot check every year. However, you need to check your own feet on a daily basis to ensure they are healthy. You are looking for things such as –

  • Wounds, such as cuts, grazes and blisters
  • Red skin
  • Prickly, tingly or burning sensations
  • Notably warm or cold feet
  • Numbness or loss of sensation
  • Swelling
  • Warts and fungus
  • Spots
  • A build-up of dry, hard or cracked skin

If you find a wound, keep it dry and clean. If it does not heal, or if any of the other symptoms listed above develop, visit your doctor straightaway.

Why is diabetic foot care important?

This is important amongst diabetics, because high blood glucose levels can damage the blood vessels and nerves in the feet. If you get even a small wound, it can take a long time to heal, increasing the risk of a foot ulcer and infection.

Because the nerves are damaged, you may also experience numbness in your feet. This is known as diabetic neuropathy. If you cut your foot, you might not even notice it. If a wound is left untreated, it can quickly lead to infection.

These problems are prevalent amongst diabetes sufferers. Around one in 10 diabetics develop a foot ulcer. For some, their feet become so unhealthy that an amputation is needed.

How to prevent foot problems

To prevent these issues, you must take good care of your feet. Follow our 10 simple steps to protect your feet –

  1. Check your feet every day for signs of damage
  2. Treat an injury immediately and seek urgent medical attention if it does not heal
  3. Wash your feet with lukewarm water and soap
  4. Dry your feet thoroughly, especially between the toes
  5. Moisturise your feet with PediSalve
  6. Cut your toenails frequently, cutting straight across the nail, rather than down the sides (or you could get an ingrown toenail)
  7. Wear clean socks and well-fitting shoes that keep your feet dry
  8. Check your shoes for things like stones that might hurt your feet
  9. Do not walk anywhere barefoot – indoors or outdoors
  10. Do regular exercise, such as a brisk walk every day

It is also worth noting that high blood glucose levels, high cholesterol levels and smoking all increase the risk of foot-related complications. So, try to keep your blood glucose/cholesterol levels as normal as possible. If you smoke, try to kick the habit.

Extreme heat or cold are also best avoided, as this can lead to further damage in the feet.

Moisturising your feet

When you have diabetes, it is a good idea to moisturise your feet. This prevents your skin from becoming too dry and will reduce the likelihood of an ulcer developing. However, most moisturisers are water-based, which can increase the chance of a fungal infection. Therefore, do not use moisturiser between your toes.

The exception to this rule is if you are using a water-free product, such as PediSalve. This does not provide the moisture needed for fungal growth, making it an ideal foot cream for diabetics. Massaging your feet with PediSalve can also help improve blood circulation.

PediSalve is an award-winning foot cream that has been approved by a diabetic specialist, so you can use it with confidence.

PediSalve is the most effective and intensive emollient on the market and being 100% Natural I feel comfortable recommending it to my patients.  “Quickly becoming a favourite treatment for my patients with persistent Athlete’s Foot.” Mark Doherty, Podiatrist

PediSalve Total Foot Cream 100g

Further advice

If you are looking for further advice about your foot care, take a look at our Twitter account @DailyFootCheck. We take a keen interest in diabetic foot careand started this account to offer tips, encouragement and support to people living with diabetes.

Suitable products

PediSalve Total Foot Care Cream

To speak to us about diabetic foot care, please get in touch. We will be happy to answer any questions.

Share

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: diabetes, diabetic foot, Skin Conditions

Footer

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy

Cookie Policy

Marble Hill Logo, Letters M and H

Contact Us

  • Marble Hill Soaps Ltd
    Unit 35 Northwest Business Complex
    Skeoge Industrial Estate
    Beraghmore Road
    Derry ~ Londonderry
    BT48 8SE
    Northern Ireland
  • +44 28 7135 7128
  • info@marblehillonline.co.uk

Social

More Information

  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Cookie Policy
  • My Account

Copyright © 2023 · Marble Hill