In people with diabetes, daily foot monitoring can reduce the chances of developing foot conditions that may result in serious complications. You must be vigilant in many areas of your health if you ...

As the diabetic population grows, so does the demand for a more streamlined screening protocol for the diabetic foot. Such a protocol should expedite referrals, with the hope of getting patients to a ...

My goal as a podiatrist is to prevent my diabetic patients from being hospitalized due to a foot problem. Foot problems are the number one reason diabetics are hospitalized each year — and the number ...

A comprehensive foot examination is essential for the appropriate assessment, prevention and management of diabetic foot complications Peripheral neuropathy is concurrent with 90% of foot ulcers and ...

What Are Diabetic Foot Problems? If you have diabetes, having too much glucose (sugar) in your blood for a long time can cause some serious complications, including foot problems. In severe cases, ...

VIENNA — Clinicians should stop telling visually impaired patients with diabetes to "ask family and friends" to examine their feet, because "most people don't want…that," says one expert in the field.