Diabetes and diabetic foot are now important health problems of India. Every diabetic may not be able to undergo Doppler study of the arteries of the lower limbs due to non-availability as well as for economic reasons and the graph method of assessing the circulation which is followed in most of the diabetes centers is not accurate.
How to identify the early affection of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) before diabetic foot develops is a simple and Identification of the early affection of PVD before diabetic foot develops is a simple and one-minute diagnostic method. On examination if Nails of the feet are found to be dry, brittle, with colour changes from white to blue and at times black, and splitting of nails especially big toenail occurs, then it is recommended to proceed with Doppler study as well as blood indicators for increased clotting including serum lipid profile,…
