How a Podiatrist Can Help You Manage Diabetic Foot Care

Here’s what we can do to keep your diabetic feet healthy and complication-free. 

Having diabetes can increase your risk for developing serious and potentially dangerous foot problems including ulcers and nerve damage. That’s why it’s so important to find a podiatrist like our own Atlanta and Decatur, GA, podiatrist Dr. Jimmy Gregory who works with many patients with diabetes to create custom treatment plans to prevent serious complications. Here are just some of the ways in which our podiatric team provides diabetic foot care to our patients.

Improve Circulation

People with diabetes are more likely to deal with circulation issues, which results in ulcers that don’t properly heal. If you notice cramping in your legs or pain in your feet when walking, these are signs of poor circulation. By turning to our Atlanta and Decatur, GA, diabetic foot care team and maintaining normal blood sugar levels you can improve circulation in your feet and improve healing of cuts, scrapes and other foot wounds.

Provide Urgent Care

Diabetes puts you at an increased risk for other serious health complications such as ulcers or infections. When even small problems such as an ingrown toenail, redness, swelling or a small cut happen, it’s important that you turn to our podiatric team right away. When you have a podiatrist that you trust you know exactly who to call and you also know that you’ll get immediate care from an expert team of foot care specialists that understand diabetes.

Treat Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Problems

Along with getting urgent and same-day care when problems occur, you’ll also get comprehensive treatment to address a wide range of diabetic foot problems. Not all podiatrists offer expertise in diabetes like we do. It’s important that you don’t try to treat even the smallest problems such as corns and calluses on your own. Any changes in your feet require immediate care from Dr. Gregory and his team.

Trim Your Toenails

While you can certainly trim your own toenails, some patients find that they don’t have the proper technique to trim nails properly or can’t actually bend down to trim their nails. Whatever the case may be, our podiatric team can easily trim your toenails for you (all you have to do is schedule an appointment). Having your toenails trimmed by a professional also reduces your risk of ingrown toenails.

If you are dealing with diabetes the best thing you can do for your health is to get your blood sugar under control. Even if you aren’t experiencing symptoms it’s still a good idea to visit our Atlanta and Decatur, GA, podiatrist Dr. Gregory every few months for checkups. To schedule a diabetic foot care appointment with our team, call (404) 284-7744 or (404) 755-2291.