Major amputation remains a significant complication of patients with diabetic foot problems. Now, research indicates the predictive factors for below-and above-the-knee amputation in these patients.

Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can affect diabetic patients. It is a result of poor blood flow and nerve damage, making it difficult for the body to fight off ...

A history of diabetic foot events (ulcers/gangrene, amputation, or revascularization) is linked to around 50% higher all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study used data from the ...

According to the World Health Organization, there were 830 million people living with diabetes in 2022, as compared to 200 million in 1990. This chronic, metabolic condition that affects millions of ...

Gangrene is a type of tissue death which occurs due to loss of blood supply. This may affect any part of the body but usually affects the peripheral extremities like feet, toes, fingers, hands, penis ...

Everyone knows that diabetes is a condition when your blood sugar levels are higher than they should be. But when these levels are consistently high over a long period of time, they begin to damage ...

For those with severe vascular disease, treatments are limited. But a pioneer procedure is serving as a new “last resort” for ...

Dr K.K. Pandey  In our country, quite frequently, especially among middle-aged people, complaints of pain, tingling sensations, and swelling of the leg are common. When they walk, they feel moderate ...

It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but a blend of icing sugar, chicken stock and flexible resin is proving to be the just the right recipe for creating realistic foot ulcers as part of a ...

Intense pain or complete numbness – which is worse? asks Dr. Vivian Fonseca, chief of endocrinology at Tulane University’s Health Sciences Center. The obvious answer would seem to be pain and that’s ...