VIENNA — Clinicians should stop telling visually impaired patients with diabetes to "ask family and friends" to examine their feet, because "most people don't want…that," says one expert in the field.

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly every night of the week, you'll find Robert James at a sporting event, cheering on one of his 11 grandchildren. "They're all very active in gymnastics, volleyball, cheerleading, ...

Larry Rubin, a retired podiatrist, is asking people to bare their "soles": He and his wife, Arlene, are the founders of the Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Alliance, which seeks to ensure more ...

Other parts of the physical exam aimed at preventing end-organ complications are the neurologic and foot exams. One thing patients fear when they come to grips with their diabetes diagnosis is limb ...

An alliance of medical professionals is trying to create a new program to ensure people have foot exams to head off treatable problems that can lead to severe infections, amputations and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A wound on the foot can be a serious health ...

Amputation and foot ulceration, which are consequences of diabetic neuropathy and/or PAD, are common and represent major causes of morbidity and disability in people with diabetes. Loss of 10-g ...

My goal as a podiatrist is to prevent my diabetic patients from being hospitalized due to a foot problem. Foot problems are the number one reason diabetics are hospitalized each year — and the number ...

Diabetic foot is a serious, common condition that affects about half of those with diabetes. Key symptoms of diabetic foot include tingling and numbness in the feet, calluses, and peeling skin.