Is There Any Diabetes Podiatrist?

QUESTION: I was wondering if there exists a podiatrist specifically for diabetics? Or there exist only podiatrist who takes care for diabetics and others?

I was wondering just for information as there is a big talking on diabetes and related problems issues recently.


ANSWER: Hi there,

As you probably know, podiatry is new specialty in the modern medicine, which is developing fast. In addition, the podiatry specialists (podiatrists) are trying to catch new techniques that enables them to help their patients.

Other thing, which is important in here, is that in most cases diabetes affects the lower limb, which requires special medical assistance and here comes the role of podiatrist, which is specializing mainly for diabetes.

However, those podiatrists are taking care of other patients, not only of patients with diabetic foot problems.

However, I’m not able to provide you a name of specialists, who can help you, because this specialty is approved only in few countries, like USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others.

Hope it helped!

Dr.Alba