Diabetic Foot

If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your nerves or blood vessels. Nerve damage from diabetes can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. You may not feel a cut, a blister or a sore. Foot injuries such as these can cause ulcers and infections. Serious cases may even lead to amputation. Damage to the blood vessels can also mean that your feet do not get enough blood and oxygen. It is harder for your foot to heal, if you do get a sore or infection.

You can help avoid foot problems. First, control your blood sugar levels. Good foot hygiene is also crucial.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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• Diabetes - Foot Care(Patient Education Institute)

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• Diabetes: Foot Care(American Academy of Family Physicians)

  Also available in Spanish

• Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

  Also available in Spanish

Basics	Learn More	Multimedia & Cool Tools
Overviews Latest News Diagnosis/Symptoms Treatment Prevention/Screening	Specific Conditions Related Issues	Pictures & Photographs Tutorials Videos
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• Overviews
  • Diabetic Complications and Amputation Prevention(American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Latest News
  • Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics(05/22/2009, HealthDay)
• Diagnosis/Symptoms
  • Watch Out for These Red Flags(American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
• Treatment
  • Total Contact Cast: What It Is and Why It's Used(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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• Prevention/Screening
  • Diabetes Care: 10 Ways to Avoid Diabetes Complications(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Diabetic Foot and Risk: How to Prevent Losing Your Leg(American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
  • Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

    Also available in Spanish

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• Specific Conditions
  • Diabetic Wound Care(American Podiatric Medical Association)
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• Related Issues
  • Foot Care When Traveling (for People with Diabetes)(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Warning for Regranex - Cream for Leg and Foot Ulcers(Food and Drug Administration)
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• Pictures & Photographs
  • Diabetic Ulcer (Neurogenic Ulcer)(Logical Images)
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• Tutorials
  • Diabetes - Foot Care(Patient Education Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

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• Videos
  • Regenerative Tissue Matrix Used to Repair Challenging Diabetic Foot Ulcers(OR-Live) - One hour program - 10/13/2005

    Also available in Spanish

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• Clinical Trials
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetic Foot(National Institutes of Health)
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• Research
  • Foot Care(American Diabetes Association) - Current medical research reports
  • Using Botulinum Toxin to Treat Diabetic Foot Pain(American Academy of Neurology)
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• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: The use of amelogenin protein in the treatment of hard-to-heal...
  • Article: Hyperbaric oxygen, oxidative stress, NO bioavailability and ulcer oxygenation in...
  • Article: Chronic diabetic ulcers under the first metatarsal head treated by...
  • Diabetic Foot -- see more articles
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• Dictionaries/Glossaries
  • Diabetes Dictionary(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

    Also available in Spanish

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• Directories
  • Directory of Diabetes Organizations(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Find an Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle MD(American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
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• Organizations
  • American Diabetes Association
  • National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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• Statistics
  • Diabetes(American Podiatric Medical Association)
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• Related Topics

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Diabetic Nerve Problems
  • Foot Health
  • Foot Injuries and Disorders
  • Blood, Heart and Circulation
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Brain and Nerves
  • Endocrine System
  
  

• National Institutes of Health

  • The primary NIH organization for research on Diabetic Foot is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

• Languages

  • Amharic (amarunya)
  • Somali (af Soomaali)
  • Spanish (español)
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