Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

Even if the shoe fits, it cannot help diabetes patients if they don't wear it. In a study published online January 15 in Diabetes Care, Roelof Waaijman, MSc, from the Department of Rehabilitation at ...

High TEWL at center of recently healed diabetic foot ulcer linked to increased odds of recurrence. (HealthDay News) — Compromised restoration of the skin barrier function of closed diabetic foot ...

Twice-daily esmolol hydrochloride gel (Galnobax, NovaLead) appears to significantly improve closure of diabetic foot ulcers, particularly in patients with risk factors for impeded wound healing, say ...

Researchers from Singapore have recently introduced a mobile application that teaches diabetes patients about diabetic foot ulcers and self foot care. Developed in consultation with clinicians from ...

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Diabetic foot ulcer recurrence may now be more predictable due to a study that identifies compromised skin barrier function as a key warning sign. Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes ...

Factors ID’d in Healing Failure of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Patients with diabetes whose foot ulcers fail to heal have increased inflammation and aberrant growth factor levels. HealthDay News — Patients ...

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Researchers have developed a new shoe insole technology that helps reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers, a dangerous open sore that can lead to hospitalization and leg, foot or toe amputations.

One of the cool things about physician entrepreneurs is their ability to spot pain points in the healthcare industry because they see them firsthand every day. They use their clinical experience to ...