Exercise Can Help a Diabetics Avoid Amputation

Television shows that focus on dramatic weight loss frequently highlight someone with Type-2 diabetes. Often after the diabetic has lost weight through a program of exercise, the diabetes appears to have been “cured.” Although it is well known that exercise is healthy, the question is whether or not exercise can really treat diabetes effectively. It [...]

You Have the Power to Prevent Your Husband’s Below Knee Amputation

As David sat in the podiatry examination chair, he listened closely as I explained all of the potential problems he could get with his feet from diabetes. I talked about how the nerve damage makes it difficult for him to feel when he is getting a blister or an open sore. I explained how his [...]