Diabetes is one of the leading causes of foot complications and understanding how it affects your feet is crucial for ...

The US has a diabetic wound problem. An estimated 1 million patients with diabetes in the US develop a foot ulcer annually.

According to the World Health Organization, there were 830 million people living with diabetes in 2022, as compared to 200 million in 1990. This chronic, metabolic condition that affects millions of ...

For many people living with diabetes, the daily focus is usually on diet, sugar levels, and medication. But here’s the thing most of us forget, your feet often show the earliest signs of trouble. And ...

FOR more than ten years there has been a tendency to use below-the-knee rather than supracondylar amputation at the New England Deaconess Hospital in the management of diabetic gangrene when more ...

Background Diabetic foot infections are a frequent clinical problem. About 50% of patients with diabetic foot infections who have foot amputations die within five years. Properly managed most can be ...

ALTHOUGH the emergency character of infectious or early gangrenous lesions of the toes and feet of diabetic patients has long been recognized by most physicians, a new aspect of this problem is ...

Adherence to treatment is often a concern. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy affects approximately 60-70% of diabetic patients and a total of 347 million people worldwide. 1 This complication is not only ...

A study in Telangana reveals 75% of diabetics are unaware of neuropathy, a nerve complication leading to foot ulcers and ...

This 2723- female infant was born at 35 weeks' gestation to a 28-year-old gravida 3, para 0 mother. The pregnancy was complicated by type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes of 16 years' duration. The mother ...