Diabetic foot is a frightening complication that diabetes can have on the lower limbs. This condition can be treated properly only with preventive action and timely diagnosis. No need to panic, but awareness is key: according to the International Diabetes Federation, every year about 4% of diabetic people contract a new foot ulcer.

In case of minor lesions of the skin the natural self-healing process can last a few weeks, especially in older people with more fragile skin. Cicatrisants are able to accelerate this process thanks to minimally invasive and highly effective solutions, such as antibacterial ceramic. Let’s find out how.

Combined with excess weight or obesity, diabetes is a tangible risk factor for cardiovascular complications. And the opposite is also true: hypertension can be a precursor of diabetes. What’s more, this association between diabetes and cardiovascular health is not found only in people with overt diabetes, but also in those in the so-called prediabetic phase, in which a reduced tolerance to sugars prevails.

Hypoglycaemic crises, and more rarely hyperglycaemic ones, can affect diabetic people’s everyday life. But what are the causes that trigger them? Let’s dive into the human body to understand why keeping blood sugar under control is important, and how these crises develop.

A little water and sugar can quickly fix the situation, but when low blood pressure is a constant problem, this simple temporary discomfort turns into a real pathology. It’s not just a matter of labels: there can be specific causes, symptoms and factors that make some people more vulnerable to blood pressure drops. But what is hypotension, or low blood pressure, exactly? Let’s explore the issue together.

We do it more than 15 times per minute, once every four seconds. Breathing is a primordial act of life and we have a specialized system just to input air, and above all oxygen, into our body. Let’s find out how this sophisticated “respiratory apparatus” works.

It's one of the most common injections for administering vaccines and some antibiotics. The intramuscular injection is quick in the way it releases the drug into the human body, and it's less painful than others. It's also a good alternative for people who can't take drugs orally.

Over half of the world’s population suffers from muscle or joint pain. Cervical and lumbar back pain top the list, but any one of the 400 joints in our body can easily be affected. Let’s find out the differences between muscle and joint pain.

If you really love videogames but don’t want to play games with your health, this article is for you. Let’s talk about gamification, a set of elements, mechanisms and technologies derived from videogames and imported into the health field. Today, virtual reality and motion sensors are being tested on various fronts, including healthcare, for applications such as rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Let’s find out more together, about the gamification of health.