How ‘just cutting toe nails’ became a life saver

Dianne holding up a portable ECG machine

How do you think a potentially life-saving consultation could happen when somebody just comes to see me to have their toenails cut? Let me explain about a chap I saw recently…     I carried out my usual baseline checks which I do for all my new patients including using my doppler to have a…

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Diabetic Foot Check- What to expect

Doppler measuring pulse on foot

Have you been diagnosed with diabetes? Have you been told to get your feet checked? If you want to know why and what’s involved in your diabetic foot check, then this blog is for you. I want to explain why it’s important and how it can help you… So, what happens during the foot check?…

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I didn’t know

Dianne Ashcroft with a tuning fork held to her head

Things I didn’t know before my podiatrist told me Recently, I conducted a poll among my Podiatry colleagues asking what was the most common response to: “the things I didn’t know before my podiatrist told me” statement. You might be interested in the answers, here’s the top 5 of 20:- I didn’t know I had…

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