For Patients
If you or someone you care for has diabetes, understanding foot health can prevent serious complications. The articles below are written to help you understand what to watch for and how to protect your feet.
- Understanding Diabetic Foot Conditions — Browse articles on what causes diabetic foot problems and how they develop.
- Prevention & Daily Foot Care — Practical guidance on protecting your feet every day.
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Why Early Detection Matters — How the loss of protective sensation develops and why catching it early changes outcomes.
- The Diabetic Foot Exam — What happens at a diabetic foot examination, and why it matters.
Clinic in a Minute — Video Series
Our short video series gives you a real look at what a day at The Mayer Institute looks like — the range of patients we see and the diabetic foot conditions we treat.
Clinic in a Minute – Part 9 (July 2021) — The most recent episode, showing the range of diabetic foot wounds seen and treated at TMI in a single day.
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For Clinicians & Researchers
The Mayer Institute publishes regular evidence-based articles across a wide range of diabetic foot topics. Browse by clinical area below, or search the full article archive.
- Neuropathy — Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and loss of protective sensation.
- Offloading — Total contact casting, removable devices, and pressure redistribution.
- Infection & Osteomyelitis — Wound infection, bone involvement, and antimicrobial management.
- Tissue Repair & Wound Care — Advanced wound therapies, growth factors, and healing mechanisms.
- Peripheral Arterial Disease — Vascular assessment and revascularization in the diabetic foot.
- Charcot Neuroarthropathy — Diagnosis, staging, and management of Charcot foot.
- Research & Evidence — Clinical trials, systematic reviews, and emerging evidence.
External Resources
The following resources have been selected for clinicians and patients with an interest in diabetic foot health and limb preservation.
- International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Guidelines — The international standard for evidence-based diabetic foot care guidelines.
- YouTube: SALSA Channel — Educational videos from the Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation.
- Foot Care for People With Diabetes: Data for Policymakers — APMA resource for healthcare policy and advocacy.
- The United Nations’ Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases
- Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections