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  2. Diabetic foot - Wikipedia

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    Around half of the patients with a diabetic foot ulcer have co-existing PAD. [5] [6] Vitamin D deficiency has been recently found to be associated with diabetic foot infections and increased risk of amputations and deaths. [7] Research estimates that the lifetime incidence of foot ulcers within the diabetic community is around 15% and may ...

  3. How Diabetic Foot Ulcers Start (and How to Prevent Them) - AOL

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    Just over one in every ten Americans (or 34.2 million people) have diabetes and another 88 million adults have prediabetes. While many of the health risks that come with a diagnosis are happening ...

  4. Diabetic foot ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic foot ulcer is a breakdown of the skin and sometimes deeper tissues of the foot that leads to sore formation. It is thought to occur due to abnormal pressure or mechanical stress chronically applied to the foot, usually with concomitant predisposing conditions such as peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy or peripheral arterial disease. [1]

  5. Diabetic foot infection - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic foot infection is any infection of the foot in a diabetic person. [2] The most frequent cause of hospitalization for diabetic patients is due to foot infections. [ 3 ] Symptoms may include pus from a wound, redness, swelling, pain, warmth, tachycardia , or tachypnea. [ 4 ]

  6. Not All Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapies Are Created Equal - AOL

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    Gorenstein says patients with radiation injuries receiving HBOT can see up to 70 to 80 percent improvement, and 50 to 70 percent improvement for diabetic foot ulcers and surgical injuries.

  7. Diabetes self-management - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes patients with peripheral neuropathy and peripheral artery disease are at risk of developing foot ulcers and infection. [8] Poor knowledge about self-care increases the risk of amputation. [9] Adoption of suitable preventative measures and early treatment of diabetic foot problems are important components of diabetes foot care. [8]