Diabetes Skin Care for Healthy Skin

Diabetes Skin Care -  Natural Skin Care Tip

Natural diabetic skin care is simple.  Unless you're covered in dirt from gardening or hiking, you don't have to scrub your skin every day. 

Diabetes Skin Care Tip - Cleaning Up

The best way to keep your natural skin clean is with a non-soap cleanser.  When it comes to the facial skin care, gentle cleansers are usually just fine. As dry skin is a common condition for people with diabetes, soap is recommended to be kept only to areas like the groin and feet.

If you simply can't handle not having a bar of soap in the bath, look for the super-fatted soaps which won't dry the skin.

Whatever cleanser or soap you choose, make sure that the cleanser or soap is fragrance-free, since perfumes are the usual culprit behind adverse skin reaction.

Diabetes Skin Care Tip - Moisturizing

Dry skin can affect anyone, especially in the winter, when humidity is low.  But dry and itchy skin is often a year-round problem for people with diabetes due to poor circulation.  That is why moisturizing frequently is essential for good diabetic skin care.

Bathing washes away your skin natural oils, which help to keep it hydrated.  If you don't replace that protective layer of oil, the water in your skin will evaporate leaving you with dry, itchy skin.

Try to avoid long, hot showers, which open up your skin's pores even wider, causing you to lose more moisture.

After you take a bath or shower, always apply moisturizer to your skin.

Diabetic Skin Care Tip - Infection

When the skin is dry and itchy, you scratch.  Skin irritation and scratching can create a wound that can easily become infected.

Doctors would prefer that people with diabetes not try to treat skin infection on their own.  Still it's probably a good idea to keep some diabetic skin care ointments on hand.

See your doctor right away if the skin infection doesn't heal.