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Lawrence Lavery, DPM, podiatrist at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas, clearly understands the diabetic foot.  

comments 2 comments - 19 Mar 2008 -

Why Am I Tripping Myself Up?

Five weeks ago I hurt my ankle. Really hurt it. I either tore a tendon, or a ligament or had a severe stress fracture. Although I’ve been to my podiatrist twice now, the diagnosis is still unclear. The X-ray showed no break, and while the doc didn’t feel I needed an MRI, I figured that if my insurance paid for it, I did. I want to know we’re doing everything possible to get this fixed as quickly as possible (which already seems impossible after five weeks), because not walking is having several unpleasant effects on me:

comments 2 comments - 19 Mar 2008 -

Steps You Can Take to Prevent Foot Amputation Steps You Can Take to Prevent Foot Amputation

A Diabetes Health advisory board member offers advice on how to treat your feet well and avoid wounds and infections that could lead to amputation. 

comments 1 comment - 6 Mar 2008 -

New Journal Outlines Limb-Saving Procedure for Diabetic Foot Infections

In its first edition, the new bimonthly journal Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS) offers a three-step treatment plan for patients with diabetic foot infections. Diabetic patients suffering from severe infections face a 25 percent risk of amputation.

comments 0 comments - 20 Feb 2008 -

Pain in Your Feet? Try These Proven Techniques for Soothing Them Pain in Your Feet? Try These Proven Techniques for Soothing Them

One of the more common and early complications of diabetes is nerve pain or peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms are tingling, pain or numbness in the legs and feet, sometimes in arms and hands.

comments 8 comments - 31 Jan 2008 -

Like Cinderella's Sisters, Many People With Diabetes Squeeze Big Feet Into Small Shoes Like Cinderella's Sisters, Many People With Diabetes Squeeze Big Feet Into Small Shoes

A recent Scottish study of a hundred people with diabetes found that about 63 percent of them were wearing the wrong shoe size. Because feet become wider and longer when they are being stood upon, all the patients had their feet examined while they were both sitting and standing.

comments 7 comments - 1 Jan 2008 -

Q and A: Can My Father Avoid Amputation?

Dear Diabetes Health, My 82-year-old father is a type 2 diabetic. He is in extreme pain due to an ulcer on his toe and is at risk of amputation of his foot. Here in Canada, the doctors are quick to amputate.

comments 9 comments - 24 Nov 2007 -

Charcot Foot: A Story of Foot Reconstruction Charcot Foot: A Story of Foot Reconstruction

Josephine Kulman has had type 1 diabetes for 45 years, ever since she was five years old. For much of her life, her blood sugars were rarely in control.

comments 0 comments - 11 Oct 2007 -

What's Afoot in Creams and Lotions, Salves and Potions What's Afoot in Creams and Lotions, Salves and Potions

For people without diabetes, fancy skin cream is often a sheer indulgence. For people with diabetes, however, it's a far more serious matter.

comments 4 comments - 19 Sep 2007 -

Depression And a Foot Ulcer Can Be a Fatal Combination Depression And a Foot Ulcer Can Be a Fatal Combination

In a recent study out of Britain, 253 people with their first diabetic foot ulcer were assessed for depression. Sadly, a full third of them suffered from clinical depression; to be precise, 24.1 percent had major depressive disorder and 8.1 percent had minor depression.

comments 0 comments - 31 Jul 2007 -