Staff 
May 24, 2013Diabetes is becoming a significant burden on society in terms of the health care costs and given the obesity epidemic it is only going to get worse. Diabetes had many manifestations that contribute to this burden ranging from increased risk for strokes and heart disease, kidney problems, eye problems and of course, problems with the feet. The problems with the feet occur for a number of different reason. One is the poor circulation to the foot tat leads to a number of different healing problems. Another is that the nerve supply is affected by the diabetes ad this means that when a problem develops in the foot, there is no pain so even more damage gets done to the foot. There are also limitations on the immune system so this affects healing when a problem does develop. Those with diabetes do need to take special care of their feet, firstly to prevent any problems developing and secondly, getting prompt treatment once a problem does develop.