Diabetic Foot Care in Salt Lake City
Preventive foot care, wound evaluation, neuropathy support, and treatment for diabetic foot complications.
Diabetic Foot Care in Salt Lake City, Utah
At Salt Lake City Podiatry, Dr. Zak Oddone provides comprehensive diabetic foot care focused on prevention, early detection, and treatment of complications. Diabetes can affect circulation, nerve function, skin health, and wound healing in the feet, increasing the risk of ulcers, infections, and serious complications if problems are not properly managed.
Our goal is to keep your feet healthy, prevent problems before they start, and treat issues early when they arise. Whether you need routine nail and callus care, evaluation for burning or numbness, diabetic shoe and orthotic recommendations, or treatment for a wound, we provide personalized care designed around your risks and needs.
Why Diabetic Foot Care Is Important
Diabetes can affect the feet in several ways. Some patients lose protective sensation and may not feel a blister, cut, callus, ingrown nail, or wound until it becomes more serious. Others may have circulation problems, slower healing, or higher risk of infection.
Neuropathy
Decreased sensation can make it harder to feel pressure, injury, heat, cold, or wounds.
Poor Circulation
Reduced blood flow can slow healing and increase the risk of complications.
Delayed Healing
Small problems such as calluses, cracks, or ingrown nails can become serious if untreated.
Regular diabetic foot care visits can help identify problems early, reduce pressure points, prevent skin breakdown, and keep you active and mobile.
Routine Diabetic Foot Care
Routine visits are especially important if you have difficulty safely caring for your own feet, thick nails, calluses, neuropathy, or a history of foot problems.
- Toenail trimming and thick nail care — reducing painful, thickened, or elongated toenails safely.
- Callus and corn reduction — decreasing pressure points that can lead to pain or skin breakdown.
- Skin care and dryness management — evaluating cracks, scaling, dryness, and areas at risk.
- Foot evaluations and risk assessment — checking sensation, circulation, skin integrity, pressure areas, and shoe fit.
- Prevention education — reviewing daily foot checks, shoe gear, warning signs, and when to seek care.
Diabetic Wound Care and Ulcer Treatment
Diabetic foot wounds and ulcers should be evaluated promptly. A small sore can worsen quickly if there is pressure, infection, neuropathy, poor circulation, or continued walking on the area. Our office evaluates diabetic foot wounds to identify the cause and create a plan to promote healing.
Debridement
Removal of non-viable tissue when appropriate to support healing.
Dressings
Advanced wound care dressings selected based on the wound and drainage level.
Offloading
Reducing pressure on the wound with padding, inserts, boots, or other methods.
Infection Management
Evaluation and treatment of redness, drainage, swelling, odor, or worsening pain.
Neuropathy and Nerve-Related Symptoms
Many diabetic patients experience burning, tingling, numbness, shooting pain, or a “pins and needles” sensation in the feet. These symptoms may be related to diabetic neuropathy or other nerve-related conditions.
We evaluate nerve-related symptoms, check protective sensation, review risk factors, and discuss treatment options to help manage discomfort and reduce the risk of injury. Patients with numbness should be especially careful with barefoot walking, heat exposure, tight shoes, and unnoticed wounds.
Footwear and Orthotics for Diabetic Patients
Proper support is essential for reducing pressure points and preventing wounds. Shoes that are too tight, worn out, or poorly fitted can create irritation and increase the risk of calluses, blisters, toenail problems, and ulcers.
Custom orthotics can help improve foot mechanics and redistribute pressure, while non-custom orthotics may provide effective support and cushioning for many patients. We can evaluate shoe fit, pressure areas, foot structure, and whether orthotics may be helpful.
Related Conditions We Treat
Diabetic patients often experience other foot problems, including ingrown toenails, toenail fungus, calluses, corns, wounds, infections, heel pain, and plantar fasciitis. Treating these problems early can reduce the risk of complications.
You may also be interested in our pages on ingrown toenail treatment, toenail fungus treatment, wound care, heel pain treatment, and conditions we treat.
When to See a Podiatrist
Early treatment can prevent serious complications. Schedule an evaluation if you notice:
- A cut, blister, sore, or wound that is not healing.
- Redness, swelling, drainage, warmth, odor, or signs of infection.
- Increased pain, burning, tingling, or new numbness.
- Changes in skin color, skin temperature, or foot shape.
- A painful ingrown toenail, callus, corn, or pressure spot.
Why Choose Salt Lake City Podiatry?
- Same-day and same-week appointments available.
- Located in the St. Mark’s Medical Building in Salt Lake City.
- Focused on prevention, education, and long-term foot health.
- Care for routine diabetic foot needs, wounds, infections, and neuropathy symptoms.
- Accepting Medicare and most commercial insurance plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Schedule Diabetic Foot Care in Salt Lake City
If you have diabetes and need routine foot care or treatment for a foot problem, Salt Lake City Podiatry is here to help.