Unfortunately there is little formal health care education in diabetic foot ulceration and ... Both peripheral neuropathy and PAD predispose to the development of ulcers and to their slow healing.

[52] An increasing body of data supports a role for oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy in animal models, which has led to clinical trials of antioxidants such as α-lipoic ...

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 ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

The pathogenesis of Charcot arthropathy ... by a high index of clinical suspicion in patients with diabetes mellitus and neuropathy. Surgical excision of bone and realignment arthrodesis may ...