It is estimated that more than 1,000 amputations are performed annually and countless patients have non-healing ulcers that ...

A 61-year-old man with type 2 diabetes ... patient's left foot. Initial management included debridement of the plantar callus and blister. The foot and ankle were immobilized in a non-weight ...

Diabetes-related amputations represent one of the most severe complications of the disease, affecting thousands of patients ...

Diabetic neuropathy ... This pattern of neuropathy is associated with a progressive distal axonopathy. Patients experience pain, trophic changes in the feet, and autonomic disturbances.

Type 2 diabetes can wreak havoc ... They warn that "Signs and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy are often worse at night," and without proper care, serious foot problems such as ulcers, infections ...

Focal and multifocal neuropathies are much less common than LDDP in patients with diabetes. These forms of neuropathy are usually seen after 50 years of age, and mainly in patients with type 2 ...

A high sugar level usually causes nerve damage to the hands, feet, eyes, heart, stomach, bladder and in the intimate area.

On World Diabetes Day, experts emphasize the importance of identifying early signs of diabetic foot complications, which can ...