Diabetic foot

Diabetic foot: How to recognize and cure it

The diabetic foot (or neuropathic foot) is one of the most common complications of diabetes. It is an extremely debilitating disease, which causes anatomo-functional alterations of the foot and ankle.

It manifests itself with the onset of lesions and ulcers in the feet which, in the most serious cases, can also lead to amputation of the limb. The diabetic foot is determined by the malfunctioning of the nervous system (neuropathy) and of the cardiovascular one (arteriopathy). Both of these conditions are derived from diabetes. Read more about Diabetic foot: How to recognize and cure it