foot care

Hi Everyone I'm Layny, been a diagnosed diabetic 2 yrs now. Not sure what I'm doing with my diabetes really and right now I have a small cut on my foot that looks like it started to heal but is feeling a bit sore. Not sure what to do about it. Any advice welcomed Thanks Layny

Next week we’re hosting a Facebook Live Q&A video! And the subject is all things feet! We really want to know any questions you guys have about feet or footcare – anything you’ve always wanted to ask but never had the chance. We’ll then try and answer as many of your questions as possible in...

A diabetes footcare initiative in Exeter has won a top NHS award for lowering amputation rates below the national average. The Integrated Diabetic Footcare Faculty (IDFF), which was set up in 2012, scooped the NHS Health Education England Innovation Champion Star Award in March. Sarah Clauson...

hi there, Have been exercising more of late and have noticed that the underside of my left heel, is a bit numb, red, and a bit of pain, quite uncomfortable, is coming from there even where resting. I am also getting some pain in both my lower legs too, occasionally. Did read up on plantar...

It's a couple of day, actually after the teperature here has dropped that I feel a bit strange thing under my left foot: it's like that there is something under it un the shoe, like a piece of cardboard that is pressing, when I walk. I've looked and there's no sign of redness and doesn't make...

Hi folks, Can anyone tell me what this numb red spot on my foot is please? The spot itself is numb but the area around it feels normal. It has been there a few months now and I initially thought it was a bite. http://s10.postimg.org/45iizgxl5/20160920_023156.jpg Any thoughts would be much...

A total of 62% of patients with diabetic foot ulcers are seen within two weeks of a GP referral, according to the first National Diabetes Foot Care Audit (NDFA) – a new branch of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA). But the audit's findings suggest that the £650m annual cost to the NHS of...

Diabetes is reaching epidemic levels and the International Diabetes Federation1 recently stated that 415 million people aged 20-79 across the world are now known to have the condition. It is further speculated that this is due to increase to more than 642 billion by 2040. This is exceptionally...