Prevention

Can diabetics get pedicures? Often, if feet have normal feeling and circulation. A podiatrist’s diabetic pedicure checklist, soaking and Medicare rules.

Which home remedies are safe for diabetic foot pain, which cause burns or wounds, and how to tell nerve, heel, cramp and circulation pain apart.

Six things do almost all the work, three sold for diabetic feet should never touch one, and the most useful item in the kit costs about five dollars.

Diabetic toenails pictured: what yellow, white, brown and black nails usually mean, the first-stage changes that matter, and when to see a podiatrist.

Urea concentration is the whole decision, and salicylic acid corn removers cause ulcers. What to look for on the label, and the rule about between the toes.

What a diabetic foot exam tests, what the 10-gram monofilament actually measures, why a normal ABI can mislead, and how often you should be seen.