Never soak your feet Never apply heat of any kind to your feet Never cut your own toenails, refer to a podiatrist or medical doctor Never go barefoot Never... continue reading →
This is what can happen to your feet if you are diabetic and have neuropathy. This is a 50yo IDDM male who placed his left foot into very hot... continue reading →
This 60 y.o. very active NIDDM white male has been suffering with this chronic ulcer right hallux for about a year. Patient has had multiple wound debridements through out the year.... continue reading →
This is a 54 y.o. IDDM black male presents with a large callous bottom of left foot. After debridement of the callous , an ulcer was identified. Additionally, further... continue reading →
The patient is a 35 year old male with past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, morbid obesity, sleep apnea, and diabetic neuropathy with no known allergies. This patient has... continue reading →
This is a 57 y.o active NIDDM female with a painful callous left foot. Past medical history significant for NIDDM and HTN. Patient reports that she is experiencing pain... continue reading →
Every year 70,000 of the 26,000,000 diabetics in the USA undergo lower limb amputation as a result of foot ulcer complications. The cost is $7 billion per year and... continue reading →
M.K, is a a 54 year old Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) female who admits to picking the callous from the bottom of her right big toe to the point... continue reading →
69 years old female presents with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) on the top of the left foot. Patient has history of CHF, Type 2 DM, COPD, HTN, CA, IVC... continue reading →
My youngest cousin was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Even though I knew she was struggling a bit with her weight, I was still shocked that she could be diagnosed... continue reading →
