Research Notes on Diabetic Foot Care
If you are a diabetic, this makes you more prone to foot problems, because the disease can damage your blood vessels and nerves. This in turn, may make a diabetic less able to sense injury or pressure on the foot. A foot injury may not be noticeable until a severe infection develops. All diabetics should get regular foot exams by their health care provider and should learn whether they have nerve damage. To prevent injury to the feet when diabetic, a daily routine should be developed of checking and caring for your feet, especially if there are already known nerve or blood vessel damage or current foot problems.
5 Great Resources on Diabetic Foot Care
- eMedicine: Diabetic Foot Care
- American Diabetes Association: Foot Care
- American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle SocietyHow To Care For Your Diabetic Feet
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC): Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy
- Up To Date: Foot Care in Diabetes
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What is Diabetic Foot Care?
- National Diabetes Education Program: Foot Care Tips
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Diabetes Foot Care
- eMedicineHealth: Diabetic Foot Care Overview
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines
- Cleveland Clinic (via WedMD): Diabetes Foot Care
- InteliHealth: Foot Care for Diabetes
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Diabetic Foot Care?
- Cleveland Clinic: Foot and Skin Related Complications of Diabetes | Neuropathy (Nerve Damage) and Diabetes
- eMedicineHealth: Diabetic Foot Care Symptoms
- eMedicine: Diabetic Foot Infections
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis and Classification
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Diabetic Complications and Amputation Prevention
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Diabetic Foot Care?
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Dietary Supplements
- HealthWorld Online Homeopathy: Adult Onset Diabetes
- HealthWorld Online Herbal Medicine: Herbal Treatment of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
- Acupuncture.com: Diabetes Mellitus-Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetes Self-Management: If the Shoe Fits...
- Marijke:Nurse Turned Writer: Diabetes and Foot Care
- Diabetes Health: Charcot Foot: As Story of Foot Reconstruction
- CBS News: Diabetes Patients Facing a Shoe Snafu?
- Yahoo Answers: I Know you have to take special care of your feet.....What do I need to know?
Clinical Trials for Diabetic Foot Care
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetic Foot Care
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Diabetic Foot Care
- Yahoo Groups: The Diabetic Foot
- American Diabetes: Your Feet Need Attention Too
- Diabetic Discussion: Daily Care
- HealthBoards: Foot Question
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Diabetic Foot Care
- Google Scholar: Diabetic Foot Care
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Diabetic Foot Care
- PubMed Central: Diabetic Foot Care
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 11, 2008
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