This Podiatry Clinic Will Take Good Care of Your Feet

Lucylee2018sg10 Sep, 2018Health

One of the hardest things with having diabetes is that you’re prone to diabetic neuropathy. If you’re not familiar with diabetic neuropathy, it’s when you have high blood sugar in your body that your nerves get damaged. And when your nerves get damaged, it often starts in your feet and legs. Once you’re experiencing diabetic neuropathy, you’re prone to diabetic foot gangrene and ulcers which can lead to foot amputation. I was almost amputated because I had a diabetic foot ulcer, but thanks to the Singapore Diabetic Foot Centre, I was able to have diabetic wound healing treatment before it got worst. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a year ago, just 2 months after I migrated here to Singapore. I was able to monitor my health after being diagnosed, but while I was going for my morning walk along Singapore’s Marina Bay, I felt an uncomfortable sting on the sole of my feet. I decided to ignore it, but the pain got so bad after a while that I had to stop and look at what it was. Whe