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Show Foot Care for Diabetics ost people cantake theirfeet for granted, but not people with diabetes. Ifyou or someone you love has diabetes, proper foot care is critical. Nowyou canget the answers to the questions most frequently asked by diabetics,including. »Whyis proper foot care so important? >What are the best shoesfor diabetics? »Why do your feet have such dryskin? Should you wearsupport hoseto control ankle swelling? > Are over-the-counter corn and callus removers okay? >Docold feet mean poor circulation? Howcan you warm them? >Howdo you knowif you have an infection? >If you have arthritis in yeas feet, how will it react with diabete: > Whichhealthcare oils are best for foot care? >What if you havea foot blister? »Whydo your feet bother you more at night? >Howdoyoucarefor your feet if you can't see them? >What can youdo if your feet sweat a lot? >What's theright wayto trimyour toenails? >What does highbloodpressure have to do with your >Canweight nese your feet? >Howdo you knowif you have peripheral neuropathy? >Whatis gangrene? What causesit? >Does smokingaffect your feet? >What changesin feetare due to normal aging? Arediabetics more prone towards infection? >Howdoyoucarefor yourfeet if you can't reach them? »Should you soak your feet? >Whatformsof exercise are good for diabetics with foot problems? »Should you wearspecial shoes when exercising? >Howcanyouavoid footulcers? >What do you do if you get a foot ulcer? >Cancapsaicin cream relieve neuropathypai >What can you is about foot numbness? >What does it mean if your feet feellike they're burning, tingling, or something is crawling on them’ >What does it mean if one/both of your feet arered,blue,purple, or darker than usual: "Diabetic footprob more hospital stays than any other coi m ofdiabetes, This booktells you what to do forgoodfootcare. It can help you stand on your own twofeet for a lifetime!" —Neil M. Scheffler, DPM, President, Baltimore Podiatry Group >Whatis peripheralvasculardisease (PVD)? What kind of tests doesit > Should you wear insoles? »Should you wear orthotics? >Whatdoesit meanif your toes curl over? >What do you do about a corn between the toes? >Whatdo you doabout a callus or wart on the bottomof your foot? isa pone What should you do his week marks 30years since John Kerry came to Washington. But he was not a Senatorfrom Massachusetts then. He was a 27-year-old who'd eared SilverStar, a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts in Vietnam yet was appalled by the war. Kerry led a march on Congress and the Supreme Court with 1000 otherveterans. That experienceinitially soured him onpolitics. “I remember knocking on ons says Kerry.“Now I'm ontheotherside ofthat door.It thei oflistening.” And, he adds, 30 yearsof listen- yy, ing taught him these lessons frorn Vietnam: “We must knowas a nation what we're committing to before we sendtroops to war. We then must honorthem with the full measure of our commitment—not halfmeasurescaughtupin politics. And an exitstrategy must mean winning yourgoal.” But he notes, “Not every conflict is a potential Vietnam.” Kerry says our biggest challenges are global—fromterrorism to the environment—making diplomacy more vital. He adds that he wishes more officials had military experience:“You learn leadership and discipline and about serving with people from all walksoflife.” When Growers Go merica may well produce more food than any other nation, but some of our farmers ranchers face hunger. The Agriculture Department says 10% of households in rural areas don't have enough to eat. Across the recogniz >Doesblood sugar controlaffect your feet? »Howcommon are diabeticfoot nation's breadbasket, food banks are operating in high gear. In a single week in January, 25,000 poundsof donated food were sent to problems? >Should you consult a podiatrist or an orthopedic surgeon? Getthe answers to these and many more vital questions all in one, easy to understand volume. 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To order your copy by phone,call Toll-Free 1-800-564-2488. To mail in your order, send your name, address, zip code andcheck for $14.95plus $2.95 for postage and handling to: Publishers Choice*, Box 4182, Dept. CK80-PA Huntington Station, NY 11746. (CA and NYresidents please add applicable sales tax.) For anyone with diabetes,properfoot care is too serious to ignore. Get all the facts, order this potentially life-saving book today— Volunteers prepare provisions for farmers at a food bank To leam how to help, visit www.secondharvestorg. WhenA Battery Dies... eeem TE) 'verythingfrom cellphones to ‘powertools now runs on nickel-cadmium batteries. Infact, CT MAMeae ew drugstores are sprouting all over as demand grows prescriptions rose 44", in the Years 1992-99), but there's a shortage PIOTee ©! pharmacists. 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