- Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or does not make enough insulin. In the past three decades the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has raised dramatically in countries of all income levels.
- Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin by itself. India is the diabetic capital of the world, and by 2030; India will have the highest number of diabetic people in the world (WHO).
- Whether you have just been diagnosed with Diabetes or have been living with Diabetes for a number of years, it is extremely important and critical to establish the proper care and maintenance of your feet and footwear.
- AT RISING Steps we are expert in the assessment, design, manufacture, fit and modification of orthotic insole and footwear for the purposes of alleviating painful or debilitating conditions and providing assistance for abnormalities or limited actions of the lower limb.
- A custom orthotic is a device designed to align the foot and ankle into the most anatomically efficient position. They look like insoles, but are biomechanical medical appliances that are custom made to correct your specific foot imbalance. Custom orthotics works on your feet much like glasses work on your eyes – they reduce stress and strain on your body by bringing your feet back into proper alignment. The plastic body of the custom orthotic helps to re-align the foot by redirecting and reducing certain motion that takes place during the gait cycle. Custom orthotics fit into your shoes as comfortably as an insole – and they have the advantage of having been made from precise imprints of your feet.
Treatment and Prevention
- Footwear and orthotics play an important role in diabetic foot care.
- Orthotics designed with Plastazote foam, the material for protecting the insensitive diabetic foot, is usually recommended. Plastazote is a material designed to accommodate pressure “hot spots” by conforming to heat and pressure. By customizing to the foot, Plastazote provides the comfort and protection needed in diabetic foot care.
Specialized Diabetic footwear provides the following protective benefits:
- High, wide toe box (high and wide space in the toe area)
- Removable insoles for fitting flexibility and the option to insert orthotics if necessary.
- Rocker Soles designed to reduce pressure in the areas of the foot most susceptible to pain, most notably the ball-of-the-foot.
- Firm Heel Counters for support and stability.
- AT RISING STEPSwe are expert in providing best quality in-depth shoe, extra depth shoe, rocker bottom shoe, heel wedge, ortho wedge, walker boot, air cast pneumatic walker and also providing customized Ankle foot orthosis, patella tendon weight bearing ankle foot orthosis for severe Charcot foot/ non healing ulcers.
