Podiatry

Rates for patients with diabetes are two times higher in low-income neighborhoods compared to high-income neighborhoods in California…. 

Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), an adenosine A2A receptor agonist, improves wound healing…. 

Evidence is emerging that diabetic foot ulceration is associated with greater risk of premature death…. 

Offloading pressure on the plantar foot surface could help reduce the formation of ulcers…. 

The FootMate System  Foot care is a daily challenge, but the podiatrist-recommended FootMate® System makes optimal foot health easy. The complete foot care system cleans, soothes, stimulates and massages patients’ feet every time they shower. The FootMate System is a brush and specially formulated gel that goes in the bath …

Patients with diabetic foot ulcers have an annual burden on yearly Medicare of $11,710…. 

Italian researchers report that polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), an adenosine receptor A2A agonist, shows some efficacy in healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers….

Medic Shoes  Medic Shoes™ are for people who suffer from diabetes-induced leg pain and circulatory problems. These comfortable shoes enhance peripheral circulation and increase blood flow, alleviating symptoms of poor peripheral circulation and neuropathy, including foot pain, burning, cramping, and tingling. The shoes can provide instant relief to these side effects, leading …

Dr. Bernstein reported that a treatment by a podiatrist probably caused an infection in a known diabetic. He alleges that the DPM used a “pumice” stone to grind it down and therefore caused the infection….

A position statement by controversial low-carb guru Richard Bernstein, MD has been circulating in various forms since August 2012, blaming all foot amputations in patients with diabetes on debridement of calluses. This past April 2013, Diabetes Care, the well-respected journal of the American Diabetes Association, republished the letter. The misinformation in this …