11. Be More Physically Active
Eating healthy foods with low cholesterol and unhealthy fats is also good for diabetics. Live an active lifestyle and engage in physical activities to improve blood flow, atop other health benefits of being physically active. Take walks in the evenings to help increase your metabolic and heart rates, hence increased blood flow.
Physical activity also helps ensure your blood has less cholesterol and blood sugars to prevent neuropathy or nerve damage.
12. Visit Your Podiatrist Regularly for an Examination
Regularly visit your podiatrist for a checkup; do this at least once a year. If you notice any weird changes on your skin such as redness and swellings, see your doctor immediately. It’s time to see your doctor if you have pain, burning or tingling feeling, cracks or sores, increased warmth, redness or even swellings.
Even when you’re feeling alright, your doctor can inspect your legs for athlete’s foot, bunions, ingrown toenails, hammer toes, wounds, etc.
