REGULAR AND VIGILANT FOOT CARE CAN REDUCE AMPUTATIONS STATES APMA PRESIDENT, DR. FRANK SPINOSA
posted: Nov. 12, 2014.
PODIATRIST, DR. FRANK SPINOSA, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (APMA) STATES, "A DIABETES DIAGNOSIS CAN BE DAUNTING, BUT A SIMPLE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN HOW WELL YOU FARE WHILE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE. BY PROACTIVELY TAKING STEPS TO MONITOR KEY HEALTH INDICATORS, EXPERTS AGREE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE TO PREVENT SOME OF THE SEVERE RISKS OF DIABETES, INCLUDING LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION."