A lesser-known complication that may arise out of uncontrolled diabetes is foot gangrene. Experts highlight symptoms and ...

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a newer type of medication used to help people with diabetes manage ...

Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can affect diabetic patients. It is a result of poor blood flow and nerve damage, making it difficult for the body to fight ...

If your diabetic ulcer forms gangrene and your tissue dies, your doctor may have to surgically remove (amputate) your foot or another area of your body. Hyperbolic oxygen therapy.

The FDA identified 55 cases of Fournier gangrene from patients taking SGLT2 inhibitors between March 2013 and January 2019. All of the patients — 39 men and 16 women, ages 33 to 87 — became ...

In general, they were typical diabetic gangrene involving one or more toes or the heel of the foot. Often, some local procedure had been done to help control sepsis.

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Since 1952 diabetic patients with incapacitating claudication, ischemic rest pain or gangrene have been screened in the hope of finding patients with localized artery blocks suitable for arterial ...

Peripheral arterial disease caused by atherosclerosis is more likely to affect diabetics. This condition impairs the circulation in arteries, most notably the ones leading to the brain, legs and feet.