DIABETIC FOOT CRISIS
Somewhere in the world, a leg is lost to diabetes every twenty to sixty seconds. Most of it starts with something small — a blister, a crack in the heel, a stain on a sock. This book shows you how to catch it first.
Somewhere in the world, a leg is lost to diabetes every twenty to sixty seconds. Most of it starts with something small — a blister, a crack in the heel, a stain on a sock. This book shows you how to catch it first.
Diabetes can quietly take away pain — the one signal that tells you something is wrong. That’s why so many foot problems are found too late. The Diabetic Foot Crisis explains, in plain language, how nerve damage, poor circulation, and high blood sugar work together to turn a minor blister into a wound that threatens your foot.
More importantly, it shows you what to do about it. Inside you’ll find the 60-second daily foot check, the red-flag symptoms that mean call your doctor today, how to choose shoes that protect instead of injure, and the everyday habits that quietly put feet at risk. Written for patients and the families who help them.
Dr. Valbrun Almonord, MS, DPM, is a podiatrist specializing in diabetic limb preservation. Across more than forty years in practice, he has had the same conversation far too many times: a patient sitting across from him saying, “Doctor, I thought it was just a blister.” He wrote this book so that conversation happens less often. His work has helped thousands of patients with diabetes protect their feet, avoid amputation, and keep the independence that comes with walking on their own. He dedicates the book to his four children — Huberto, Gerald, Chantal, and Shirley.
Nineteen short chapters, each one built around a single question: what can you do today to keep your feet?
Available in paperback and eBook. Every chapter ends with something you can act on — a checklist, a habit, a question to bring to your next appointment. The appendix includes a printable daily foot check and five appointment schedule pages to keep your whole care team in one place. Buying it for a parent, a spouse, or a patient? It’s written to be read in one sitting, or one chapter at a time.
Paperback and eBook, delivered to your door.
My father has had diabetes for eighteen years and never once looked at the bottom of his feet. This book gave us a routine we actually stick to. The daily check takes a minute, and now we do it together while he puts on his socks.
I’ve been handed a lot of pamphlets over the years. This is the first thing that explained why a small sore matters so much for someone like me. The chapter on shoes alone changed what I put on my feet every morning.
Clear, direct, and free of jargon. I keep a copy in my waiting room. Dr. Almonord has turned forty years of clinical experience into something a patient can read on a Sunday afternoon and use on Monday.
Questions about the book, bulk orders for your clinic or support group, speaking requests, or press inquiries — send a note and we’ll get back to you. For anything about your own feet or your diabetes care, please contact your physician or podiatrist directly.