Diabetic Foot Care

Case studies and expert tips

Our quality instruments for demanding foot care applications

For patients suffering from diabetes mellitus and neuropathy, for elderly patients with thin skin as well as people with high sensitive feet, choice of foot care instruments is particularly essential. The tools must work both efficiently and gently. In addition, they must not carry a risk for foot injuries. The LUKAS SK PODO and SK THERMO abrasive caps and the GT PODO abrasive cap carrier fully meet these high demands.

All you need for an effective and gentle treatment

LUKAS offers instruments suitable for all treatment purposes. Coarse grits and large cap diameters remove thick callus layers; medium and fine grits are optimal for subsequent polishing. Caps with medium-sized diameters
are best suited for removal of medium to thin callus layers. The smallest cap diameters are used for toes, toe tips and difficult to reach areas.

The PODO abrasive cap needs significantly less pressure than conventional tools. LUKAS also provides the ideal
solution for issues related to friction effects and associated heat generation: the novel SK THERMO abrasive cap. Through a colour change, the cap immediately gives a warning if the temperature gets too high. In addition, the GT PODO cap carrier partly dissipates the heat. Especially for diabetes patients, this is a clear benefit. Inversely, the Thermo warning signal prevents unwanted overstimulation of the foot nerves of extremely sensitive patients.

Treatment of diabetes patients

The so-called diabetic foot presents a particular challenge in podology. After years of suffering from diabetes, foot blood vessels and nerves often become damaged, resulting in impaired blood circulation and numbness. The reduced blood flow contributes to slow wound healing. There are many variations of the diabetic foot syndrome, ranging from tiny injuries through fungus attacks to severe damage of tissue areas that may eventually lead to an amputation.

Because of their impaired sensitivity, diabetes patients often do not notice smaller injuries. Especially small wounds or cuts at the sole of the foot or between the toes are easily overlooked. This can result in irreversible
tissue damage and even to a complete loss of individual toes or the entire foot. Here, podiatry in collaboration with medical doctors can have a very positive effect and help prevent aggravations.

Podological complex treatment

Diabetes patients need a particularly careful, complex podological treatment. The impaired sensitivity caused by neuropathy of the diabetic foot can result both in a decrease of perception, or in an overstimulation. Through the podiatry training required for the state examination, every podologist obtains medical knowledge about the development and the relevance of the diabetic foot syndrome. This ensures that the podological complex treatment is performed skillfully, efficiently, and gently. Choice of the right instrument is equally important.