There is no fastest and best way to reduce diabetic leg swelling. Diabetic leg swelling may be caused by diabetes combined with peripheral neuropathy or diabetes complicated with renal insufficiency and other factors, generally can be relieved through daily care, the use of drugs and other ways.
1. Diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy: When blood glucose is poorly controlled for a long time, it will cause peripheral neuropathy, peripheral blood vessels dilate and congest, and the veins of both lower limbs are stagnant, resulting in swollen legs.
Patients can choose to soak their feet in hot water to promote blood circulation in the legs, thereby speeding up the body’s metabolism and alleviating the symptoms of diabetic leg swelling, but the water temperature should not be too high to avoid scalding; you can apply nutritive nerve medications such as methylcobalamin.
2. Diabetes mellitus complicated with renal insufficiency: long-term high blood sugar, kidney function is damaged, resulting in a decrease in glomerular filtration rate, a large amount of leakage of urinary protein, resulting in hypoproteinemia, which leads to the phenomenon of swollen legs. Patients can apply insulin to lower glucose if necessary, and control blood sugar reasonably under the guidance of doctors, and at the same time control the diet to avoid excessive protein intake, to avoid aggravating the burden on the kidneys.
All of the above medications should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. There may be other reasons for diabetic leg swelling, diabetic patients with leg swelling should go to the hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the swelling, and then give targeted treatment.