The foot is one of the major organs that can get affected by diabetes. The Foot Clinic at speciality centre is fully equipped with facilities for early detection and diagnosis of diabetes foot complications.
Diagnosis and Tests
Foot examination
A routine foot examination to check for early symptoms of neuropathy (a condition where the nerves get affected), ischemia (reduced blood supply), deformities in the foot, callus formations resulting from neuropathy and infection and necrosis is done at the Foot Clinic of Specialities Centre
Biothesiometry
Biothesiometer helps to detect and quantify loss of foot sensation in patients with diabetes.
Doppler helps in detection of decreased blood circulation in the foot(ischaemia).
