Especially for the elderly, in the very cold winter lying under the covers for a long time are not hot, cold feet, they will choose to use baby warmers to warm and warm. But I warn that it is very dangerous for diabetics to warm their feet with baby warmers! Why exactly? First, diabetic patients have reduced sensitivity to temperature. For patients with long duration of illness, age or poor blood sugar control, the lower limbs are prone to neuropathy, resulting in reduced sensation at the end of the limbs, which is more sluggish to changes in temperature, which can easily lead to burns. Second, baby warmers are prone to low-temperature burns. Speaking of burns, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely boiling water or hot soup and other burns, the temperature is high enough to burn, for baby warmers easy to burn may not believe. The temperature of the baby warmer is not very high, usually between fifty and sixty degrees. But some people have done experiments, wrapped a raw egg with a baby warmer, two hours later the egg has been scalded. Therefore, for diabetic patients with reduced skin perception, prolonged contact with a baby warmer will inevitably cause the same damage to the skin as deep burns, that is, low temperature burns. Third, the precautions with baby warmers. Not that you can’t use it, you should pay attention to avoid placing it on the same part for a long time, you can’t put it on the baby warmer directly, you can wrap it with a cloth and use it again, and you should always check if your feet are red, blistered, etc. Fourth, what about the appearance of burns? Diabetic patients have typical wound healing difficulties, plus the burns are difficult to be detected in time, and often do not receive proper treatment and develop into a serious diabetic foot. If you often use baby warmers (including hot water foot soaks), check your feet every day, and once you find signs of burns such as redness, blisters, and pain, remember to apply scalding cream without permission, and make sure to go to a department specializing in the treatment of diabetic foot in time to avoid burns developing into serious diabetic foot ulcers and infections.