{"title":"Optimal foot skin care for diabetes-related foot ulcer prevention: scoping review.","authors":"Makoto Oe, Amika Yamada, Erlin Ifadah","doi":"10.1007/s13340-025-00814-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>In patients with diabetes, autonomic neuropathy leads to reduced sweating, which can lead to dry skin, and if the condition worsens, these can progress from foot fissures to ulcers. Although foot skin care is important in patients with diabetes to prevent diabetes-related foot ulcers, there are no detailed guidelines that provide specific methodology for achieving this goal. This scoping review aimed to clarify what is known in the literature regarding foot skin care for dry skin for patients with diabetes and propose optimal foot skin care to help prevent diabetes-related foot ulcers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature databases were searched and two independent researchers screened the articles according to the inclusion criteria and then extracted the data. To be included in the analysis, all reports had to be original articles/case studies, studies involving human subjects, and studies on foot skin care for dry skin for patients with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings showed that application of a moisturizer, especially a cream containing urea or a cream containing 15% glycerol, liquid, and 10% soft paraffin twice a day for at least two weeks, could help relieve dry feet.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Establishing optimal foot skin care for patients with diabetes may require further studies that examine the frequency and long-term effects of foot skin care interventions, with the ultimate outcome focused on the development of diabetes-related foot ulcers.</p>","PeriodicalId":11340,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology International","volume":"16 3","pages":"520-527"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209484/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Diabetology International","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13340-025-00814-0","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/7/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aim: In patients with diabetes, autonomic neuropathy leads to reduced sweating, which can lead to dry skin, and if the condition worsens, these can progress from foot fissures to ulcers. Although foot skin care is important in patients with diabetes to prevent diabetes-related foot ulcers, there are no detailed guidelines that provide specific methodology for achieving this goal. This scoping review aimed to clarify what is known in the literature regarding foot skin care for dry skin for patients with diabetes and propose optimal foot skin care to help prevent diabetes-related foot ulcers.
Methods: Literature databases were searched and two independent researchers screened the articles according to the inclusion criteria and then extracted the data. To be included in the analysis, all reports had to be original articles/case studies, studies involving human subjects, and studies on foot skin care for dry skin for patients with diabetes.
Results: Seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings showed that application of a moisturizer, especially a cream containing urea or a cream containing 15% glycerol, liquid, and 10% soft paraffin twice a day for at least two weeks, could help relieve dry feet.
Conclusion: Establishing optimal foot skin care for patients with diabetes may require further studies that examine the frequency and long-term effects of foot skin care interventions, with the ultimate outcome focused on the development of diabetes-related foot ulcers.
期刊介绍:
Diabetology International, the official journal of the Japan Diabetes Society, publishes original research articles about experimental research and clinical studies in diabetes and related areas. The journal also presents editorials, reviews, commentaries, reports of expert committees, and case reports on any aspect of diabetes. Diabetology International welcomes submissions from researchers, clinicians, and health professionals throughout the world who are interested in research, treatment, and care of patients with diabetes. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed to assure that high-quality information in the field of diabetes is made available to readers. Manuscripts are reviewed with due respect for the author''s confidentiality. At the same time, reviewers also have rights to confidentiality, which are respected by the editors. The journal follows a single-blind review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Single-blind peer review is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.