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Why proper Foot care is important for Diabetics

If you have diabetes and your blood sugar levels are too high, it can damage your nerves or blood vessels. Nerve damage from diabetes can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. You may not feel a cut, a blister or a sore. Blood vessels damage means that the feet does not get enough blood and oxygen. Injuries …

Options for Small Vessel Heart Disease in Diabetics – Dr. Bimal Chhajer, health and lifestyle expert at The Science And Art Of Living (SAAOL)

If you are a diabetic, have been treated for coronary artery disease with angioplasty, stents or coronary artery bypass graft surgery and the signs and symptoms haven’t gone away, you may be having diffuse small vessel disease. Small vessel or coronary microvascular disease is a condition in which small arteries in the heart that are …

Over 40 per cent of lower limb amputations are related to diabetes: CPO offers a comprehensive foot care programme for diabetics

Better foot care including especially designed orthotics and insoles can prevent foot amputations in diabetics. Yet, this dimension of diabetes is little talked about in India Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics (CPO) offers a especially designed Foot Care program that provides cushioning and support devices for feet Noida, August 22, 2014: With a surge in lifestyle …