The Diabetic Foot

Peningkatan Pengetahuan Anggota Posyandu Lanjut Usia Pinilih Gumpang Tentang Komplikasi Luka Kaki Pada Penderita Diabetes

“…Pemberian pendidikan kesehatan yang berkaitan dengan pencegahan komplikasi diabetes harus diberikan kepada seseorang sejak terdiagnosa diabetes untuk meminimalkan resiko terjadinya komplikasi (Yaner, 2018). Sesuai dengan (Shavelson, Steinberg and Bakotic, 2017) yang menyatakan bahwa foot care education dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemampuan dalam merawat kaki.…”

3D knitted fabric as an element of footwear for people with diabetic foot syndrome

“…Diabetes mellitus may lead to the development of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) and due to the complications resulting from the violation of biochemical processes in the human body, may cause tissue degradation, non-healing wounds, physical deformities of the feet, gait disturbances and, in the worst cases, may result in complete amputation of the limb. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] As a result of the progressing DFS, the patient's foot changes its original shape over time, so that the previously used footwear does not fit anymore, but the patient does not suffer any discomfort or pain. In order to prevent rapid development of complications and serious feet injuries, it is necessary to observe the feet for wounds appearing on them and to check whether they heal spontaneously and easily, as well as to use footwear recommended by orthopedists for patients suffering from DFS.…”

“…Diabetes mellitus may lead to the development of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) and due to the complications resulting from the violation of biochemical processes in the human body, may cause tissue degradation, non-healing wounds, physical deformities of the feet, gait disturbances and, in the worst cases, may result in complete amputation of the limb. 4 –18…”

“…Having obtained a map of pressure distribution, the orthopedist is able to analyze the load peaks, which enables more precise identification of the deformations and makes it possible to design appropriate orthopedic shoe inserts. 5 –18…”