diabetic holiday foot syndrome

diabetic holiday foot syndrome
a condition in which patients with diabetic sensory polyneuropathy (see diabetic neuropathy) suffer significant trauma to their insensate feet through holiday activities. These may include walking on hot flagstones or sand, wearing ill-fitting shoes or beach shoes, and walking on sharp stones. The condition may be prevented with prior education and advice and by maintaining safe footcare practices.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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