Diabetic Foot Care
Are you really serious, are amputations a trend or a fate? Are we looking for sympathy because we are amputated or is it we just think it will never happen to us? If we want to start saving our feet we
These feet are made for comfort
Footwear is usually looked upon as one of those accessories that we need. It serves to protect our feet from harm, and depending on our activities provide shock absorption, and comfort to help us through the day. But we usually
Corns & Calluses
These are small or larger areas of dead skin or thickened skin that forms on various parts of the foot as a result of friction in the shoe or from any activity we do that our foot has
Amputations
Amputations. This is a bad word to most of us especially if you are diabetic. As there are approximately 150 amputations in Barbados annually and Barbados being labelled the “amputation centre of the world” one must be fearful. How many times
Let’s Talk About Feet – The Numb Foot
By Simone McConnie, BSC Pod Med (UK) Podiatrist in private practice, Barbados As a rule we grow up knowing that when something hurts we know something is wrong. But with diabetes this is not the case. Numb feet are a