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.

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 ...

Diabetes affects one in four U.S. Military veterans due to the extreme conditions and chronic issues that develop from ...

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 ...

October 9, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — A reduction in major amputations associated with diabetic foot followed the increased rates of peripheral revascularization that occurred after implementation of ...

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 ...