VIENNA — Clinicians should stop telling visually impaired patients with diabetes to "ask family and friends" to examine their feet, because "most people don't want…that," says one expert in the field.

Larry Rubin, a retired podiatrist, is asking people to bare their "soles": He and his wife, Arlene, are the founders of the Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Alliance, which seeks to ensure more ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly every night of the week, you'll find Robert James at a sporting event, cheering on one of his 11 grandchildren. "They're all very active in gymnastics, volleyball, cheerleading, ...

An alliance of medical professionals is trying to create a new program to ensure people have foot exams to head off treatable problems that can lead to severe infections, amputations and ...

Patients with new-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) and moderate to high risk of diabetic foot disease (DFD) had an increased risk of mortality compared with those with low risk of DFD. The risk of ...

A comprehensive foot examination is essential for the appropriate assessment, prevention and management of diabetic foot complications Peripheral neuropathy is concurrent with 90% of foot ulcers and ...

My goal as a podiatrist is to prevent my diabetic patients from being hospitalized due to a foot problem. Foot problems are the number one reason diabetics are hospitalized each year — and the number ...

Diabetic foot problems are common throughout the world, and result in major medical, social and economic consequences for the patients, their families, and society. Foot ulcers are likely to be of ...