Plantar Fasciitis and Diabetes

Plantar fasciitis may actually be quite common in those with diabetes. One of the main risk factors for plantar fasciitis is being overweight, which is obviously a common problem in type two diabetes. A common feature of plantar fasciitis is a thickening of the plantar fascia on ultrasound. Those with well-established diabetes have also been shown to have a thickened plantar fascia. Also common in those with diabetes is a glycation of the collagen, which would further put the tissues as

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