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As most of you are probably aware, November is National Diabetes Month. What, you might ask does diabetes, have to do with healthy feet? The answer: plenty.

Because high blood sugar levels (which diabetics try to control with varying degrees of success) tend to trigger increased bacterial growth and decrease the effectiveness of the body’s immune system, diabetic feet are more susceptible to injury than other feet. It is, therefore, much easier to prevent a diabetic foot injury than to heal one. That’s where diabetic foot care comes in. Proper diabetic foot care can feel difficult and time-consuming. It requires a daily commitment to pay close attention to the needs of your feet, but its importance cannot be overstated. A study done by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 1996 discovered that 50% of the foot amputations that are performed on diabetics each year could have been prevented with proper foot care.

As a blog dedicated to advocating health for all feet, diabetic feet included, this month HealthyFeetStore.com Blog will post a series of articles dedicated to the topic of keeping diabetic feet healthy and happy. Our parent site, HealthyFeetStore.com will also be sending out a November newsletter devoted to topics of interest to diabetics and their loved ones. To sign up for HealthyFeetStore.com’s monthly newsletter click on the blue button on the right side of our blog’s home page under the word “Subscribe”.

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