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(703) 996 – 3000
6101 Redwood Square Centre #303
Centreville, VA 20121
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and one of its most common complications is diabetic neuropathy. Neuropathy refers to nerve damage caused by high blood sugar levels, which can result in severe pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness, particularly in the hands and feet. November marks Diabetes Awareness Month, so read…
Control diabetes for healthy feet and overall wellness. Expert care at Clifton Foot & Ankle Center, Centreville.
We’ve been thinking about Mental Health Awareness Month, especially as it relates to our patients with diabetes. Dr. Wilhelm offers 3 helpful strategies.
This Diabetes Awareness Month, our thoughts turn to various ways our patients with diabetes can improve their diabetes management. Managing your blood sugar levels can be stressful. You have to do it every day. And you know that if you don’t, you increase your risk of heart disease, eye problems, and neuropathy in your feet,…
Diabetes has become such a danger to public health that the World Health Organization established “World Diabetes Day” on November 14, 2006. Every year since, doctors everywhere have used this mid-November day to educate their patients about diabetes. What is diabetes? Understanding diabetes begins with understanding insulin. Insulin is a hormone, made by the pancreas,…
Nerves permeate your entire body. They send messages of all kinds to your brain, such as, “It’s cold, put a sweater on,” or “Hey, our bladder’s full, get thee to a bathroom pronto.” But many things can happen to prevent important messages like these from getting to the brain – like an injury, toxic substances,…
Diabetes is a progressive disease that requires daily attention, so it doesn’t spiral out of control. That kind of vigilance can often be exhausting. At Clifton Foot & Ankle Center, we provide expert diabetic foot care to our patients who need it. Unfortunately, people with Type 1 diabetes had no say about getting their disease…
As we prepare to close out Diabetes Awareness Month, the focus at Clifton Foot & Ankle Center is on the theme for this year’s awareness campaign: Small Steps, Big Difference. The campaign targets people with prediabetes. Who has prediabetes?It turns out there are 88 million with prediabetes in this country alone. Many have no symptoms at all, so they’re not…
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