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 ...

Living in the mountains has its perks, but also its challenges. If you have diabetes, one challenge you can’t afford to overlook is taking care of your feet. For most people, a blister or cut is no ...

While vigilant foot care can lead to a reduction in itching, the most important thing you can do is work on improved blood sugar control.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You might expect a serious medical problem like diabetic foot pain to cause throbbing pain, swelling or at least a little ...

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 ...

Nerve damage is a common complication of diabetes. It’s called diabetic neuropathy and causes pain in the extremities, like your feet, toes, legs, and arms. It may cause sensations from numbness to ...

You probably check your feet for cuts, blisters, or fungal infections, but there’s an unusual warning sign hiding in your feet that could indicate developing diabetes long before your blood sugar ...

Proper diabetic foot care must take into account various patient-centered factors such as personal, physical, psychosocial, and cultural aspects, to improve treatment and prevention strategies. Having ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

Foot pain in people without diabetes is often linked to issues with footwear, strain from prolonged standing or physical ...

Foot screening to prevent amputations will be part of a first-ever diabetes "empowerment" event at the Tucson Convention Center on Saturday. The national not-for-profit Taking Control of Your Diabetes ...