Foot Ulcers

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  World Diabetes Day: Take Note Of These Complications Associated With Type 2 Diabetes

  Diabetes day 2019: Type 2 diabetes can be managed by following a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a healthy weight. But if you fail to do so, it puts you at risk of vision problems, foot ulcers and even high blood pressure. Here are some type 2 diabetes complications you must be aware of.

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  Are You Diabetic? New Shoe Insole Could Help Treat Foot Ulcers

  A lot of sugar in the bloodstream, along with dried skin as a result of diabetes, further slow the ulcer healing process.

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  'Smart' Socks To Help Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers

  A team of students from Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed unique pressure-sensing socks that, when linked to a smart phone app, warn diabetic patients of developing foot ulcers.

• British woman wins right to not have infected leg amputated

  A British woman whose foot became ulcerated and gangrenous, then literally fell off has won the right to refuse a potentially life-saving leg amputation.

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  Depression influences diabetic foot ulcers

  The healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers is affected by patients' coping styles and their levels of depression.

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  Diabetic foot ulcers linked to early death

  Among diabetics, foot care is very important to prevent the development of foot ulcers as they have been linked to a higher risk of death.

• Amputation risk high for diabetics

  Individuals with type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes are at a high risk of having a foot or leg amputated.

• Kidney disease linked to foot ulcer

  Diabetics with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk of developing foot ulcers or undergoing lower-extremity amputation than non-diabetics.

• Temperature check prevents diabetic foot ulcer

  Adding a daily check of foot temperature with an infrared skin thermometer to standard diabetic foot therapy can reduce foot ulcers.

• Vitamin A heals diabetic foot ulcers

  A vitamin A compound commonly used to treat acne improves the healing of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes.

• Non-removable cast heals foot ulcers

  For foot ulcers, wrapping a standard removable cast walker with a cohesive bandage improves the proportion of ulcers that heal and the rate of healing.

• Diabetic sores can be checked at home

  Diabetic patients who are at a high risk of developing foot ulcers can avoid them by monitoring the foot skin temperatures at home.

• Diabetic foot ulcers and activity pattern

  Variable levels of activity appear to precede the development of foot ulcers in diabetics.