Minor foot wounds a major threat for diabetics

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Minor foot wounds a major threat for diabetics

By Krystnell Storr NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with diabetes, one foot ulcer is very likely to lead to another, according to a new study that finds even minor lesions create a major risk of more severe foot wounds. "I hope medical specialists, and other health care practitioners will use this knowledge and implement it in clinical practice," said senior author Sicco Bus, staff scientist with the Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam. People with diabetes often lose feeling in their feet as a result of nerve damage, known as neuropathy. The lack of sensation makes diabetics prone to injure their feet without realizing it, and allows small wounds to grow into serious ulcers that can eventually lead to infection or gangrene.

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