The 411 on Stress Fractures
This week we are going to talk about stress fractures. A stress fracture is not what happens this time of year to your sense of humor. A stress fracture is a small crack in a foot bone or shin bone. It is an overuse injury. While a broken bone is usually due to an event […]
What’s Up With Your Toes?
Have you noticed that your toe nails are not looking quite right? Are they perhaps a little yellow or thick or have they developed lines on the nail? You may be one of the millions who have developed onychomycosis or as it is commonly known, toe nail fungus. Toe nail fungus is not fun. […]
Basic Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines
It is time to wrap up National Diabetes Awareness month. I have the feeling that we barely scrape the surface of the subject each year. There is an extra week this year so I can put in a summary of points for those with diabetes. While I am tempted to start with how important […]
5 Habits for Those with Peripheral Neuropathy
Last week we talked about peripheral neuropathy. People with diabetes are susceptible to developing peripheral neuropathy if their diabetes is not under control. Peripheral neuropathy can take several forms. Some patients will have nerve pain that feels like “pins and needles.” Some will not have any feeling at all. Some may feel like they are […]
How Are Your Feet Feeling?
Peripheral neuropathy is a disease that is most often seen in conjunction with diabetes. Remember in the first post of this series we talked about how uncontrolled diabetes means that the glucose generated by your body from carbohydrates cannot be absorbed due to the lack of insulin? When glucose is not paired with insulin, it […]