However, you can take precautions to maintain healthy feet. Managing your diabetes and maintaining ... heal can cause skin and tissue to die and turn black. This is called gangrene.

A diabetic had 'miracle' maggots attached to his feet for a week at a time to feast ... Speaking of when his skin first started to turn black, Mr Rogers said: 'I thought to myself, "Here we ...

What Are Diabetic Foot Problems ... warts look like calluses on the ball of the foot or the heel. They may appear to have small pinholes or tiny black spots in the center. The warts are usually ...

Amos and Fakorede live in the Mississippi Delta, America's diabetes ... Nationwide, Black patients like Amos are three times more likely than others to get a leg or a foot chopped off.

To prevent up to 80 percent of foot damage, diabetic patients need to take care of their feet. In particular, look out for cuts, scrapes and blisters, any discoloration, breaks or cracks in the ...

Her small toe was turning purple ... the now 53-year-old Black grandmother was back in the hospital, this time with two infections particularly lethal for a diabetic: severe COVID-19 had her ...

Another diabetes-related foot problem is issues with your toes – which ... The affected area usually becomes swollen, with the skin turning red, purple or black, and you may also have sores and ...