Diabetic gangrene is characterized by obstructed supply of blood due to tissue damage or death of the body tissues. It is caused due to an underlying injury, infection or illness resulted from ...

Dr. Kumara highlights that lifestyle factors such as smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical activity significantly ...

Small cuts or blisters should be cleaned, treated, and closely monitored until healed. Any signs of infection should be ...

Furthermore, high blood pressure and cholesterol from diabetes can cause vascular issues by narrowing the arteries and ...

Low blood flow can also lead to gangrene and result in an amputation. Chronic high sugar levels can cause nerve damage that ...

Diabetes is known a risk factor for developing Fournier’s gangrene; however, this condition is still rare among diabetic patients with only six cases in the last 30 years. The FDA has warned ...

Dr Kshetrimayum Kala SinghContd from previous issueIt is mandatory to register all the patients with necessary mobile phones, Whatsapp & e-mail for future correspondence.All the family members should ...

Diabetic patients referred for duplex scanning of the lower extremity arteries were included if they had foot lesions such as ulcers, gangrene, or tissue necrosis and had no palpable pedal pulses.

There were also 23,500 diabetes-associated hospitalizations for treatment of ulcers, gangrene or infections. Big health-care ...