Helmi Zunan Tanuwijaya
Medical Islamic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) last year said that there were approximately 346 million people in the world who are suffering from diabetes and by 2013 there will be a significant increase by 382 million diabetics worldwide according to International Diabetes Federation. Diabetic foot is the effect of diabetes and should be avoided because; disruption of this organ not only interferes with a person�??s daily activity but can also be life threatening to someone. Diabetic foot usually occurs due to diabetic neuropathy, which means damage of the nerves due to uncontrolled blood sugar. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 27 percent of diabetics at risk are exposed to the peripheral neuropathies and more than 50 percent of those have injuries in the legs; even amputation that effect conferring a high mortality rate. Based on the problem, researchers are interested to make a special shoe for diabetic people. These shoes are designed to prevent the injury or the addition of the wound in feet of diabetic patients. Shoes are made using materials that are comfortable and suitable for the condition of the feet of the patients. The elementary substances used in making these shoes are skin of cows and goats. This material is used because in line with the condition of the feet, there should not be excessive moisture so as to prevent the occurrence of bacteria and infection and the unpleasant smell. In addition to this, foam cloth is also added to reduce the degree of friction of the feet with shoes to minimize blisters. Unlike the shoes found generally in the market, these shoes varies for both right and left legs depending on the condition of the feet of the diabetic patient. Before making these shoes, first the feet of the patients are measured in accordance with ergonomic feet to analyze the situation.
Email: zunanh@yahoo.com
