Cautionary tale for people with diabetes: Dog consumed part of a sleeping patient's toe
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
In a case study that illustrates the need for people with diabetes to be cautious of foot injuries and to protect themselves from pets, a woman with numbness in her feet caused by diabetic neuropathy slept through a traumatic episode in which her Jack Russell terrier chewed off part of her slightly infected big toe, according to an article published in this month's issue of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.