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 ...

Even if you haven’t really suffered from any diabetic complications, it is advised to check your feet on a weekly basis to detect any diabetes related symptoms of feet problems. Any loss of sensation ...

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, ...

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 ...

In diabetes, high blood sugar can damage nerves and circulation over time. This makes foot injuries easier to miss and harder to heal. Daily foot care can help prevent serious problems. Inspect, wash, ...

People with diabetes should have their feet checked at least once a year. Foot complications are relatively common, with foot ulcers alone affecting up to 1 in 10 people with diabetes, and need to be ...

This indicator covers the proportion of children and young people aged 12 to 18 years with type 2 diabetes who have a record of a foot examination in the previous 12 months. It measures outcomes that ...

Diabetic foot problems are common throughout the world, and result in major medical, social and economic consequences for the patients, their families, and society. Foot ulcers are likely to be of ...