High risk patients are namely those with diabetes, however there are other systemic and local pathologies that can place patients in the category of being high risk. These patients are labelled as 'high risk' due to the potential risk of them acquiring complications.Conditions that may place patients within the high risk category include:
There are many foot complications that the above conditions may result in, the main responsibilities of the podiatrist with these patients is to prevent any further complications and to manage effectively any already established wounds, infections or necrosis. It is very important that patients with diabetes have very strict blood glucose management, in order to reduce the risk of complications.
