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Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines

Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet—even a small cut could have serious consequences. Diabetes may cause nerve damage that takes away the feeling in your feet. Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. Because of these problems, you might not notice a [...]

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Pancreatitis_MayoClinic

Signs and symptoms of pancreatitis may vary depending on which type you experience.
Acute pancreatitis signs and symptoms include:

Upper abdominal pain
Abdominal pain that radiates to your back
Abdominal pain that feels worse after eating
Abdominal pain that’s somewhat relieved by leaning forward or curling into a ball
Nausea
Vomiting
Tenderness when touching the abdomen

Chronic pancreatitis signs and symptoms include:

Upper abdominal pain
Indigestion
Losing [...]

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