Looking at Clinical Services on Podiatry

Diabetes clinical services are offered at SouthZone Diabetes & Podiatry Hospitals, in Kunnamkulam focusing on the management of diabetes foot ulcers. We offer the following services in particular:

Advanced Diabetic Foot Assessment: It assists in the early identification of neuropathy, circulation problems and infection and any other possible diabetic complications that can be present.

• Wound Care Management: Care for cuts, blisters, and ulcers so as to prevent or diminish infection.
• Nail and Skin Care: Attending toe nails, corns and calluses, and toe nail fungal infection.
• Custom Footwear Guidance: Choice of shoes is important for diabetic patients, this is an expert’s help in selecting the right shoes to protect against diabetic feet.
• Education for the Patients: : Advising on how the feet are to be cared for at home and what aspects that require the attention of a doctor
• For patients who want to manage their diabetic foot in Thrissur, we also have provided surgical management services that have principles specifically tailored to your needs.

Watch for Warning Signs

If you are a diabetic, it is also important that you develop the practice of always checking your feet for the signs highlighted below:

• Swelling, redness, or warmth
• Sores or blisters that do not heal
• Numbness, tingling, or pain
• Infected or ingrown toenail
• Change in the colour or the temperature of skin

On noticing any of the above signs, you can visit the specialist doctor at our clinic located in Kunnamkulam.