November

Illinois Podiatric Medical Association

The disease is marked by the inability to manufacture or properly use insulin, and impairs the body's ability to convert sugars, starches and other foods into energy.

Every day, 2,200 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed, and an estimated 780,000 new cases are identified each year.

The long-term effects of elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) are damage to the eyes, heart, feet, kidneys, nerves and blood vessels.

Symptoms of hyperglycemia may include frequent urination, excessive thirst, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, tingling or numbness of the feet or hands, blurred vision, fatigue, slow-to-heal wounds, and susceptibility to certain infections.

inability to manufacture or properly use insulin

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the number of new diabetes cases to double in the next 25 years from 135 million to nearly 300 million.

According to the recent survey, about 86,000 lower limbs are amputated annually due to complications from diabetes.

end-stage kidney disease

there is no cure for diabetes

sixth leading cause of death by disease in the United States

a proper diet, exercise, medical care, and careful management at home

Skin color changes, swelling of the foot or ankle, pain in the legs, open sores on the feet that are slow to heal, ingrown and fungal calluses, bleeding corns and calluses, dry cracks in the skin, especially around the heel.

Your podiatrist

Calluses develop from a buildup of dead skin cells that become thick and hard on the foot. Usually found on either the heel, the ball of the foot, or inside the big toe, calluses develop as a result of excessive rubbing and pressure. Calluses that have a deep-seated core known as a nucleation are called Intractable Plantar Keratosis.

Obesity, deterioration of the fat pad located on the bottom of the foot, wearing high heeled shoes, wearing shoes that do not fit properly, flat feet, high arched feet

A bunion is a bulge on the inside of the foot at the base of the big toe joint.

It forms when the bone at the big toe joint moves out of place, forcing the big toe to move towards the smaller ones

Corns develop from a buildup of dead skin cells that become thick and hard on the foot

Having toes that are deformed, wearing shoes that are too tight, wearing high heeled shoes, wearing socks or stockings that are too tight

An ingrown toenail, or onychocryptosis, occurs when the nail grows down into the skin instead of outward

Cutting toenails incorrectly, toenails are too large, toes curl, either congenitally or from diseases such as arthritis, frequent stubbing of the toes, wearing shoes that are too tight