Focus – from Arenson Podiatric Services

	Diabetes

• An estimated 16 million Americans have Diabetes, over half of whom don’t know it.
  
• Diabetes claims more lives each year than breast cancer or AIDS – about 178,000 people.
  
• Each year, 67,000 lower limbs are amputated due to complications from Diabetes, most of which are PREVENTABLE by seeing a Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeon.
  
• If you have Diabetes, you owe it to yourself to seek consultation from a Podiatrist at least once per year. Dr. Arenson can play an integral role in preventing serious limb-threatening complications from Diabetes. You are at higher risk for complications if you have the following conditions affecting your feet:
  
  

  Tingling, numbness or loss of sensation Restricted blood flow Foot deformities, including hammer-toes and bunions Stiff joints Calluses on the soles of your feet or corns on your toes Any history of open sores or slow-healing wounds on your feet