Tag: diabetes

A global leader in limb preservation for more than 30 years, podiatric surgeon David Armstrong has helped transform the theory ...

Millions of Americans skip medical appointments due to lack of transportation and suffer adverse health outcomes as a result. What ...

Millions of Americans skip medical appointments due to lack of transportation and suffer adverse health outcomes as a result. What ...

Amputees who lost their limb to diabetes are barely visible on social media, so nondisabled Americans are getting an incomplete ...

As a child, Lakeisha Jacobs didn’t get sound advice about eating well and staying fit. After losing her left leg ...

The United States isn't the only country that incurs thousands of avoidable amputations due to inconsistent diabetes care. It's a ...

According to a paper published this spring, diabetes-related limb care even poses a challenge for Switzerland, whose healthcare outcomes rank ...

Want a user-friendly summary of amputee-related research and clinical data? Look no further than the annual report released last week ...

Once again, an innovative prosthetic device won a major award at the Consumer Electronics Show. Several other amputee-related products were ...

Studies suggest that emotional and psychological factors play significant roles in driving diabetes-related amputations. Yet few doctors address psychological factors ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey has lots of ideas about how to make the US limb-care system more responsive to ...

The Amputee Coalition announced last week that it's joining the Amputation Prevention Alliance (APA). Launched last September by the American Diabetes Association, ...

When diabetic wounds threaten a limb, patients aren’t the only ones who suffer. Their caregivers share the burden—and lack of ...

Current health care models don't adequately measure the risks of limb loss in diabetes patients, according to a new paper ...

Diabetes is the most common cause of amputation in the United States. Here are some initiatives for National Diabetes Month ...

The Podimetrics SmartMat, an early-detection system for diabetic foot ulcers, could prevent thousands of amputations every year. Here's how it ...

Foot Defender combines the health benefits of a medical boot with the comfort and aesthetic appeal of an athletic shoe, ...

Do diabetes wellness visits really make a difference? According to a new study, the routine visits reduce amputation risk by ...

Cross a podiatrist with a basketball-shoe designer, and what do you get? Foot Defender, a new medical boot that’s engineered ...

Which amputees report the highest pain levels: those who lost their limb to cancer, trauma, or diabetes? Get answers to ...

Why are so many people losing limbs in one South Carolina zip code? Race and poverty play a big part.

Sensoria Health and Darco International have teamed up on smart diabetic footwear that’s designed to help patients and podiatrists stay ...

Diabetes has always had an outsized impact on the limb-loss community. The best data suggest that this disease and its ...

Earlier this year, the American Heart Association threw its weight behind a campaign to drastically reduce limb loss related to ...

When Darryl Johnson took his first vacation since becoming an amputee, something unexpected happened: Life started to feel pretty normal ...

Multiple investigations have shown sharp increases in diabetes-related amputations since the pandemic began, as individuals either are unable or reluctant ...

While it’s risky to speculate about the future and how it might affect people’s lives, past experience and current trends ...