The photo of the patient's foot, sent from his campsite, included a cheeky note: "I remember you telling me that getting in trouble doing something was better than getting in trouble doing nothing.

Veterans who survive the horrors of war or the other dangers of military service often die years later from a silent but deadly scourge: diabetic foot ulcers, open sores or lesions that typically ...

SALEM — November is Diabetes Awareness Month and an important opportunity to focus on diabetes, a disease that affects an estimated 37 million Americans. It’s also a good time to highlight one of the ...

Guest: Michelle Diss (Nurse Practitioner). HealthLine is a fast paced show that keeps you informed of the latest developments in the worlds of medicine, health and wellness. Since January of 1996, ...

Sores on the feet can signal problems with the eyes in patients with diabetes. Prior research and anecdotal experience show that diabetic foot ulcers and diabetic retinopathy frequently co-occur. New ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with diabetes have at least double the risk for developing hospital-acquired foot ulcers vs. those ...

Diabetic patients, especially those with very high hyperglycemia, are at an increased risk of developing foot sores or ulcers. 1 The ulcers are often painless, which may be due to neuropathy or nerve ...

A 67-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension presents to the emergency department with a skin ulceration on the bottom of his great toe ...

Treating a simple diabetic foot ulcer can cost $8,000; an infected one, $17,000. The main message for the average diabetic: Take off your socks and shoes at every visit to the doctor and ask that he ...

A topical cream that helps regulate macrophage activity was effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, a clinical trial reported. In 236 patients with foot ulcers treated for 16 weeks, the proportion ...

Pemafibrate was tied to potential prevention of leg and foot ulcers in type 2 diabetes, a silver lining to the PROMINENT trial's otherwise disappointing cardiovascular results. In an exploratory ...