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Type 1 Diabetes And Skin Care
Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Gangrene happens when a body part loses its blood supply. This may happen from injury, an infection, or other causes. You have a higher risk for gangrene if you have:
- A serious injury
- Blood vessel disease (such as arteriosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries, in your arms or legs)
- Diabetes
- Suppressed immune system (for example, from HIV or chemotherapy)
- Surgery
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Diabetes foot care
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative Names Foot care for diabetics Information If you have diabetes you are more likely to have foot problems. Diabetes... Read more »
Taking care of diabetic hands
by David Mendosa People with diabetes are like everyone else, only more so. This realization has been slowly growing in my mind as I began... Read more »
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Diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The immediate goals are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis and high blood glucose levels. Because type 1 diabetes can start suddenly and have severe... Read more »
Type 2 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes Symptoms Often, people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms at... Read more »
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