Diabetic foot ulcers can lead to serious health complications. EU-funded researchers have developed a new therapy to tackle the runaway inflammation that makes these wounds so hard to heal.By Michael ...

Diabetes frequently leads to a combination of peripheral neuropathy, vascular insufficiency and infection in the lower limbs, culminating in ulceration and tissue loss. Amputation levels range from ...

Lower extremity amputation remains one of the most serious complications of diabetes, reflecting the combined effects of peripheral neuropathy, vascular disease and recurrent foot ulceration.

Among patients who underwent dialysis, those with diabetes as either the primary renal disease (PRD) or a comorbidity had a higher risk for lower limb amputation than those without. These patients ...

Singapore, 7 May 2026 – Personalised risk-based monitoring may soon be the norm for patients with diabetes at high-risk of lower extremity amputation (LEA). Jointly developed by Singapore General ...

Diabetic ulcers, which occur in patients with diabetes, are dangerous complications that can lead to amputation if the treatment window is missed. A research team has developed a wireless, ...

More than three decades after a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, Michelle Caldwell says her disease is better controlled than ever. She keeps regular appointments with her endocrinologist, primary care ...

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Most diabetic foot amputations can be prevented through early diagnosis, timely medical intervention and proper diabetes management, according to Dr Kammiti Varuntez, Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic ...

Ignoring even a small blister, cut or toe injury can have devastating consequences for people with diabetes, with seemingly ...

Risk of recurrent major adverse limb events was lower in diabetes patients taking GLP-1 agents compared with DPP-4 inhibitors. Reduction of limb events was most significant for major amputations, ...

Minister Kondapalli Srinivas inaugurates Vizianagaram's first Diabetic Foot and Ulcer Clinic, enhancing local healthcare for ...