The following five tips from the Mayo Clinic can help people with diabetes keep their feet healthy: Inspect and wash you feet daily Be careful when you trim nails Wear properly fitting shoes Don’t go barefoot Take steps to manage your diabetes by eating right, exercising, monitoring blood sugar, and regularly taking your medications. And… Continue reading 5 Steps to Diabetic Foot Care
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A New Understanding of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Wound Healing
A research team from Wayne State University in Detroit published a paper in the April 2016 issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation that provides a paradigm shift in the understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and wound healing in the treatment of corneal and skin diabetic ulcers. A release from… Continue reading A New Understanding of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Wound Healing