Early Detection Prevent Amputation on diabetics

Early detection is very important for diabetics  to avoid the difficult wounds healed who later will become infected with more serious consequences such as amputation or even death.

"Diabetic foot disorders can occur due to diabetes control blood sugar levels that are not done well and lasted continuously for many years. Nerves are damaged making diabetisi can not feel pain, heat or cold on the hands and feet so that the wounds on the feet can become worse because they do not realize, "

The main factor causing foot injuries that can not be cured it is said Sarwono is nerve damage (diabetic neuropathy) and blood vessel disorders in which the nerve has been damaged making diabetisi can not feel pain, heat or cold on the hands and feet so that the wound in the leg can be bad because diabetisi not aware of the injury.

"Diabetic neuropathy occurs in more than 50 percent diabetisi. Common symptoms are numbness and weakness in the feet and hands,"

In addition, interference with the flow of blood vessels is also a cause of diabetic foot disorders in which blood flow is not sufficient to Keki will lead to injury and infection cured dulit called peripheral vascular disease that usually attacks the feet.

"Diabetisi of smoking, hypertension and cholesterol which will further aggravate the uncontrolled flow of blood," From various studies have been conducted, on diabetisi amputation rate 15 times greater than that do not have the disease Diabetes Mellitus