The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts an excellent blog called the "Diabetes Discoveries and Practice Blog". In July 2021, the Blog posted an excellent interview style article with Dr Jose Luschinger, where he discusses the impacts of diabetes on cognition. He states
Gary Sibbald and James Elliott eloquently describe their clinical mantra for treating a patient with neuropathic foot ulceration. They refer to the process as the "VIPs of care". V = ensuring an adequate vascular supply. Examine pulses, systolic arterial pressures (including in the great toe) and
Dr Adam Johnson describes how poorly controlled blood glucose leads to the loss of elasticity and shock absorption capacity of tendon, ligaments and skin. He suggests that these changes in combination with alterations in the foot's bony architecture results in the elevated risk of foot ulceration