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Find the Perfect Diabetic Socks!

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Find the Perfect Diabetic Socks!
Living with diabetes means paying attention to the details, especially when it comes to foot health! One of the small but important details is wearing the correct socks, specifically a diabetes-friendly sock. You might wonder why socks matter so much, but for clients with diabetes, the right sock can help them prevent complications such as blisters, or fungal infections and helps support overall foot health.
Tips for Diabetic Footcare

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Tips for Diabetic Footcare
Whether you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or know someone who does, it affects every aspect of your life, making mundane activities and occurrences more important to take note of, especially when it comes to foot health.
What does a Chiropodist do?

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What does a Chiropodist do?
Chiropodists are Medical Footcare Clinicians who can prescribe oral and topical medications and can perform soft tissue surgical procedures and injections into the feet. Let’s learn how a Chiropodist can help you today!
Footcare for People with Diabetes

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Footcare for People with Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use food properly which results in more sugar or glucose freely circulating in the blood. 
Foot Care Tips for People with Diabetes During the Winter Months

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Foot Care Tips for People with Diabetes During the Winter Months
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use food properly, which results in more sugar or glucose freely circulating in the blood.   It’s possible to live a healthy life with diabetes.  To do so, it’s important to learn and follow proper diabetes management, which takes awareness, discipline, and commitment. 
Diabetic Nerve Pain – How to Treat

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Diabetic Nerve Pain – How to Treat
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects the body’s ability to turn food into energy.  After we eat, food is broken down into sugar and released into the bloodstream. 
How do Diabetic socks and compression socks differ?

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How do Diabetic socks and compression socks differ?
There are important differences to note when choosing one over the other. We’ll take a moment to outline the differences and provide guidance on selecting the best socks for your needs.
Diabetic Nail & Skin Care at BioPed Footcare

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Diabetic Nail & Skin Care at BioPed Footcare
Diabetes is a condition whereby the body does not make insulin or has trouble recognizing it. Insulin is crucial for storing food sugars. With diabetes, the sugars are not stored properly and remain at high levels in the blood stream.
How Can a Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse Improve Your Foot Health?

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How Can a Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse Improve Your Foot Health?
Ingrown toenails, toe fungus, and corns are amongst the many conditions that our medical foot care team can take care of for you. Too often, the feet are the most neglected part of our body, and problems might go undetected at first. Registered Chiropodists and Footcare Nurses provide medical care for skin and toenail foot concerns. However, Chiropodists offer an expanded scope of practice, such as biomechanical evaluations, so let’s review each profession in more detail.
How can a callus become a wound

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How can a callus become a wound
The bottoms of our feet are subjected to pressure and friction when we walk, run, climb, jump, and even sit. If the skin on our feet endures enough pressure and friction, callus may develop.