Nutrition, sports, and well-being – all of these things need special control in diabetes. But in addition you need to pay attention to cosmetic procedures. Not all of them are possible with diabetes. Is it possible to visit a beautician and do professional care of fingernails and toenails for people with diabetes? To understand this, let’s remember the main features of diabetes.
An increase in sugar levels of more than 8.5-9.0 for a long time contributes to the development of inflammatory processes. Diabetes also affects small blood vessels and nerves in the hands and legs, so wound healing is slower. That is why the main goal of a person with diabetes is to keep sugar within normal limits: 5.0–8.5 and to avoid the appearance of open wounds on the skin. Keep in mind the specifics of the disease, when you choosing a cosmetic procedure.
Manicure is a procedure that does not affect sugar levels and must be non-invasive. During this procedure skin integrity should not be compromised! In this case, manicures can be done for people with diabetes.
Always make sure your manicure tools sterile or personal. According to statistics, one of the most common ways of transmitting hepatitis B and hepatitis C is non-sterile manicure procedures. Thus, it is better to give preference to an uncut manicure. This will reduce the risk of skin damage.
Care procedures such as pedicures should be regular for everyone with diabetes. Pedicure is one of the main procedures for foot care, which is necessary for people with diabetes! This is because all types of leg sensitivity (temperature, pain, tactile, vibration) in people with diabetes are reduced. Because of this, a person may not notice small cracks or wounds on the lower limbs. For diabetics, foot care cosmetics are necessary. After all, foot care is a prevention of diabetes complications, for example, “diabetic foot”.
Facial care procedures for diabetics are also safe if all recommendations followed. Safe procedures for diabetics are:
- masks;
- soft scrubs;
- light peels;
- massage;
- hydration.
There are also procedures that contraindicated for people with diabetes. You need to be very careful with different types of hair removal. Some procedures are undesirable because they can raise blood sugar due to medication or pain.
With this disease, it is also not recommended to do beauty injections. You can use this type of skin care only after individual consultation with an endocrinologist and cosmetologist.
In order not to be harmed by “beauty injections”, detailed monitoring of glucose levels should be performed before, during and after the procedure. It is especially important if you are being treated with insulin therapy.
It is also important to have proper home skin care. In addition, it is desirable to select all cosmetics individually, taking into account the type and condition of the skin.