Diabetes can cause several foot problems. When there is long-standing hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels), this can affect the sensation in your feet. This places you at higher risk for injury. Not only that, elevated blood sugar levels can cause peripheral vascular disease. These factors can cause diabetics to develop foot gangrene. There are 3…
Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (Bone Infection)- A Helpful Guide
Diabetes can cause many different foot problems. If you have a foot infection that progresses to the bone, it is called “Osteomyelitis”. Osteomyelitis means inflammation of the bone, secondary to infection. One-third of diabetics with foot infections will go on to develop osteomyelitis (1). Osteomyelitis can be a devastating consequence of diabetes, and it’s important…
