Information About Amputation
Keeping Our Legs
When you consider how many of us have problems with our feet, you might expect to find lots of resources full of good advice. Then, when you reflect that peripheral neuropathy is one of the most serious complication of diabetes, you could hope to find a book that could help you to keep the legs you stand on.
Until now I have looked in vain for such a book. But I just read it.
Dr. Mark Hinkes, a podiatrist and amputation prevention specialist, wrote Keep the Legs You Stand On and sent me a...
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Expert & Community Posts
Controlling Foot Ulcers
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...diabetes who get a foot ulcer will require a lower limb amputation. Yet half of us have never... Read more »
Cluster Headaches -- What are they really like?
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...of this video will be very enlightening...For more information about cluster headaches, see... Read more »
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: What Is It?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health ExpertFormerly called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), in 1996 scientist made a push to change the... Read more »
Migraineur Wins Phenergan Lawsuit
By Nancy Bonk , Health Expert...application of the drug. Twenty cases of gangrene and amputation were reported, yet Wyeth and... Read more »
Study Shows Insulin Can Help Protect Brain From Alzheimer’s
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...wheelchairs, recovering from foot surgery or even an amputation due to diabetes. Blindness and... Read more »
Health Guide
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
...extremity PAD is a major cause of diminished ability to walk. Advanced cases lead to gangrene, ulcers and amputation of the feet or legs. Mesenteric, or intestinal arteries – Mesenteric arterial... Read more »Caring For a Loved One with Diabetes
...on the feet can lead to a rapid downward spiral of infection and, if left untreated, can result in amputation.Caretaking for a diabetic can also take an emotional toll for the primary caretaker,... Read more »How does diabetes impact lifestyle?"
...complications. Uncontrolled disease can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney problems, amputations, and nerve damage. Diabetes can lead to the loss of the right to drive, complicate... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...consequences of neuropathy occur in the legs and feet and pose a risk for ulcers and, in very severe cases, amputation. Peripheral neuropathy usually starts in the fingers and toes and moves up to... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...consequences of neuropathy occur in the legs and feet and pose a risk for ulcers and, in very severe cases, amputation. Peripheral neuropathy usually starts in the fingers and toes and moves up to... Read more »Images
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