Diabetes is a disease that develops from a lack of insulin production in the body or the lack of the body’s response to insulin. It is a surprisingly common condition affecting 16 million people worldwide. Diabetes affects many areas of the body including
2019-07-24
Your feet are made for walking—and running, jumping, balancing, climbing, and more. So it's no wonder that human food is complex. Believe it or not, your size sixes (or nines or twelves) house
2019-07-23
In 2015, the American Diabetes Association reported that almost 10% (30.3 million adults) of the United States population was afflicted with diabetes mellitus and another 84.1 million adults had prediabetes. This staggering number continues to grow and has
2019-07-23
The general rule for people with diabetes is to notify your doctor if you notice any change in feeling or appearance in your feet. This page provides information on the range of symptoms that can indicate a wide variety of diabetic foot problems. Foot
2019-07-22
Over the last several years, the concept of biofilms and their relationship to wound healing and chronic wounds has gained popular interest. We have known about the normal microflora of humans, which form biofilms that are harmless and even beneficial to
2019-07-22
If you have diabetes and have pain or loss of feeling in your feet, you likely have peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage commonly experienced by diabetics. As you may know, this condition can increase the likelihood of foot ulcers and even
2019-07-22
Amputation is a major complication of diabetes. If you have diabetes, your doctor has likely recommended that you check your feet each day, but you may not have known why. Read on to learn how diabetes can lead to amputation and how to help prevent it. Why
2019-07-21
