The first major tip for diabetic patients to wash their feet is the right water temperature. Too low a water temperature will of course prompt vasoconstriction, causing significant discomfort and aggravating ischemia in the feet of diabetic patients. Too high a water temperature can also cause danger. One is because the metabolic rate of the foot rises after hot water washing, the demand for oxygen and blood of the tissue will be significantly increased, if there is a condition of insufficient blood supply to the lower limbs, this contradiction between supply and demand will lead to a significant increase in the degree of ischemia, and may even cause necrosis of the foot tissue. The second is because most long-term course of diabetes patients have peripheral neuropathy, peripheral nerves can not be normal perception of external temperature, a single elevated water temperature, will lead to serious burns that usually do not occur. So what is the optimal temperature for diabetics to wash their feet? It is about 35 degrees. This temperature is basically about the same as the body surface temperature of a normal person. One of the most convenient ways to determine the appropriate temperature is to use the back of your hand to test the water temperature first, the back of your hand does not feel too cold or too hot is the right temperature. The second most important tip is to always choose to use a neutral soap or bath soap. Too alkaline soap or bath will disrupt the normal pH of the foot skin, so that the skin loses its original function of defense against external aggressions, giving bacteria and other opportunities to take advantage of the risk of foot infection will greatly increase. Wash your feet for a quarter of an hour a day, sweat and wash more hygiene. The third key to washing the feet of diabetic patients is to wash the feet once a day, not less than 15 minutes each time, not more than 30 minutes. Some patients mistakenly believe that foot washing can improve circulation, so the longer it lasts the better, but this is not the case. Too long foot washing will make the blood vessels of the feet continue to overexpand, so that the body’s blood flows more to the lower extremities, resulting in a relative reduction in blood supply to other parts of the body, and some patients will experience severe chest tightness, dizziness and other symptoms, which must immediately stop foot washing. Too long foot washing will also make the foot skin soft and moist, destroying the normal defense function of the stratum corneum and increasing the chances of infection. Therefore, experts believe that each foot washing 15 minutes to 30 minutes is the most appropriate. The fourth key to wash the feet of diabetic patients, for sweaty feet of diabetic patients wash their feet a number of times and time requirements are different. Because sweaty feet one can cause the patient itself obvious discomfort; two is the strong smell will affect others; three is sweaty feet is very easy to breed bacteria, mold infection. So experts recommend that for sweaty feet of diabetic patients to wash their feet significantly more often, the conditions can be three times a day, to keep the feet relatively fresh, do not leave the opportunity for infection. Toe seam must be wiped clean, cotton towel hand to light. The fifth key to washing the feet of diabetic patients is to wipe them clean after washing them, rather than waiting for them to dry naturally. Because diabetics’ feet should always be dry, a moist environment provides conditions conducive to the growth of various bacteria and molds. Some important parts, such as between the toes and toe seams must be carefully wiped clean, otherwise water stains infiltrating the toe seams and skin between the toes can also cause microcirculation disorders and bacterial mold breeding. The sixth key to washing feet, scrubbing foot towels should be cotton texture is good, to soft and comfortable on. Such towels absorb water well and are not easy to scrub the skin. In addition, the high risk of diabetic foot patients, try to use a towel dipped in water to wipe dry, do not pull the towel dry, so it is easy to cut the skin, the wound is not easy to heal induced by diabetic foot. Skin care ointment to prevent cracks, the correct use of foot wash basin. The seventh key to washing feet is the use of skin care products. Because of the damage of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the feet of diabetic patients can occur dry, cracked, sweatless, numbness and other manifestations. These manifestations will be more obvious after the foot washing water is wiped dry, so it is very necessary to apply some skin care products in the right amount after washing the feet, so that it will make up for some small skin cracks and completely cut off the pathway of infection. In addition to general skin care products, patients can also apply some erythromycin ointment directly, the effect of preventing infection will be more obvious. The last tip concerns the footwash basin. There are many kinds of footwash basins on the market today, and they are fully functional and well thought out, so diabetics can choose to use them. But it must be pointed out that try not to use the function of massage with great intensity, so that the possibility of artificially causing foot trauma is high. This principle also applies to professional foot care massage, some foot wash city service staff massage is very strong, for diabetic patients may cause lifelong regret. Further foot wash basin temperature and foot wash time debugging must follow the principles described in other tips. ”The foot is the bottom of the person, a night of washing”, “300 steps in the morning, a pot of soup in the evening”. The ancients gave us a good summary of foot health care tips, diabetic foot should be more careful care, to protect the “bottom of the human”.