Foot health represents one of the most critical yet frequently overlooked aspects of diabetes management. The combination of vascular changes and nerve damage that often accompanies type 2 diabetes ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a daily check of foot temperature with an infrared skin thermometer to standard diabetic foot therapy can significantly reduce the recurrence of foot ulcers, doctors ...
A study reveals that the vast majority of diabetic patients are wearing ill-fitting shoes, setting themselves up for serious, even catastrophic, complications. Poor-fitting shoes are a particular ...
By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Diabetes can lead to serious foot problems due to nerve damage and poor circulation. According to the American Diabetes Association, 1 in 5 diabetics hospitalised are there ...
There are various ways of classifying diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Some guidelines refer to a staged system ranging from stage 1 — no symptoms and no risk — to stage 6, where treatment can no longer ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly every night of the week, you'll find Robert James at a sporting event, cheering on one of his 11 grandchildren. "They're all very active in gymnastics, volleyball, cheerleading, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio— Cleveland-based biotechnology company Discovery Therapeutics Caribe will soon be studying a treatment for diabetic ulcers that was developed in Cuba. The drug, which helps close ...
A history of diabetic foot events (ulcers/gangrene, amputation, or revascularization) is linked to around 50% higher all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study used data from the ...