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How To Heal The Cut On The Sole Of The Left Foot?

i am a dieabetic patient. i've been taking amaryl m1 twice a day. i've not checked my blood sugar test done in the last 6 months. i have a small cut on the sole of left foot. how to heal it? before going to a diabetologist, what r the reports needs to be taken? who is the best diabetologist in Andheri (east)?

Mon, 23 Jun 2014
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HELLO..THANKS FOR YOUR QUERY.I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR BLOOD SUGAR EVERY 15DAYS . IT SHOULD INCLUDE BOTH FASTING AND POST PRANDIAL SAMPLE AFTER 2 HOURS.THIS IS A MANDATE PROTOCOL.BUT SINCE YOU HAVE NOT TESTED YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE SINCE LAST 6 MONTHS I SUGGEST YOU HAVE ANOTHER TEST CALLED "HB1AC"-GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN, WHICH INTERPRETS YOUR BLOOD SUGAR VALUES IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS.THIS TEST IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN PATIENTS WITH IRREGULAR BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING.
AS A DIABETIC ,YOU NEED TO TAKE UTMOST CARE OF YOUR BOTH FEET,SINCE LONGTERM DIADETES IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE SLUGGISH BLOOD FLOW TO FEET DUE TO LOCAL NERVE DISTURBANCES.
I ADVICE MY PATIENTS TO USE DIABETIC FOOTWEAR WHILE THEY ARE AT HOME OR AT WORK.SMALL CUTS CAN BE MANAGED WITH ANTISEPTIC OINTMENTS LIKE CETRIMIDE OR CETAVLON.IN CASE OF CALLOSITIES(LOCAL SKIN HARDENING) I RECOMMENED OINTMENTS WITH BENZOYL PEROXIDE AND SALYCYLIC ACID ALONG WITH SOAKAGE OF BOTH FEET IN SALT ADDED WARM WATER FOR 15MIN DAILY.I SUGGEST YOU MEET A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALISED IN DIABETIC FOOT CARE CALLED CHEIROPODIST ALONG WITH A DIABETOLOGIST PREFERABLY AT APOLLO HOSPITALS OR LEELAVATHI HOSP IN MUMBAI AS YOU REQIURED.
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How To Heal The Cut On The Sole Of The Left Foot?

HELLO..THANKS FOR YOUR QUERY.I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR BLOOD SUGAR EVERY 15DAYS . IT SHOULD INCLUDE BOTH FASTING AND POST PRANDIAL SAMPLE AFTER 2 HOURS.THIS IS A MANDATE PROTOCOL.BUT SINCE YOU HAVE NOT TESTED YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE SINCE LAST 6 MONTHS I SUGGEST YOU HAVE ANOTHER TEST CALLED HB1AC -GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN, WHICH INTERPRETS YOUR BLOOD SUGAR VALUES IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS.THIS TEST IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN PATIENTS WITH IRREGULAR BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING. AS A DIABETIC ,YOU NEED TO TAKE UTMOST CARE OF YOUR BOTH FEET,SINCE LONGTERM DIADETES IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE SLUGGISH BLOOD FLOW TO FEET DUE TO LOCAL NERVE DISTURBANCES. I ADVICE MY PATIENTS TO USE DIABETIC FOOTWEAR WHILE THEY ARE AT HOME OR AT WORK.SMALL CUTS CAN BE MANAGED WITH ANTISEPTIC OINTMENTS LIKE CETRIMIDE OR CETAVLON.IN CASE OF CALLOSITIES(LOCAL SKIN HARDENING) I RECOMMENED OINTMENTS WITH BENZOYL PEROXIDE AND SALYCYLIC ACID ALONG WITH SOAKAGE OF BOTH FEET IN SALT ADDED WARM WATER FOR 15MIN DAILY.I SUGGEST YOU MEET A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALISED IN DIABETIC FOOT CARE CALLED CHEIROPODIST ALONG WITH A DIABETOLOGIST PREFERABLY AT APOLLO HOSPITALS OR LEELAVATHI HOSP IN MUMBAI AS YOU REQIURED.