Veterans who survive the horrors of war or the other dangers of military service often die years later from a silent but deadly scourge: diabetic foot ulcers, open sores or lesions that typically ...

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A diabetic ulcer describes a slow-healing wound that commonly appears on the feet. It is a complication of diabetes that often stems from a lack of sensation or blood flow in the affected area.

Diabetic foot is a type of nerve damage that leads to poor circulation, slower healing, and in severe cases, infections that ...

Diabetes makes you more likely to have sores and ulcers. Diabetes causes poor circulation and an increased risk of nerve damage and infection, which makes diabetic ulcers a serious complication.

Diabetic foot ulcer episodes were associated with all-cause mortality and all-cause inpatient hospital admissions, according to new results published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. “The ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

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Diabetes, mainly referring to the more common form — type 2 diabetes — is a condition in which your body is unable to properly regulate the glucose levels in your bloodstream. Those high levels of ...

People with diabetic foot ulcer may experience persistent numbness as high blood pressure may damage the nerves, leading to loss of sensation in the foot.