diabetic foot treatment with smart insole

Uncontrolled diabetes is one of the reasons that puts you at a risk of diabetic foot or ulcers. However, there are various factors like peripheral sensory neuropathy, minor injuries of the foot, unhygienic wound care or poor foot protection. More serious complications include gangrene (death and decay of tissue), widespread gangrene may cause foot or toe amputation. This tragic consequence can be prevented by managing blood sugar levels and daily foot care. Also, it’s important to choose the right footwear, the diabetic patients may lose feeling in the foot. Sennotech InsoleX is designed to help manage footpressure, it can map plantar pressure distribution and give wearers real time feedback to facilitate foot care.

smart insole for diabetic foot

smart insole

Particularly to diabetic patients, they tend to have nerve dysfunction, and are at greater risk for developing a foot ulceration. Insole X can compensate for sensory loss with a visualized map of foot pressure distribution and detailed movement data, the patients will be able to monitor their own health state during rehabilitation even not under the physical therapists’ supervision. 

diabetic foot care with smart insole

Patients who have diabetes for many years can develop neuropathy, a reduced or complete lack of ability to feel pain in the feet due to nerve damage caused by elevated blood glucose levels over time. They can develop serious problems with their feet, even lead to amputation. Insole X is able to help manage foot pressure. Abnormal pressure distribution may not be noticed by diabetics in time due to sensory loss. The smart insole can detect the plantar pressure changes and give the wearers real time alerts tofacilitate daily foot care.

diabetic foot ulcer foot pressure gait analysis system

Diabetes affects the nerves/diabetic foot

Diabetes affects the nerves/diabetic foot