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Disabling Conditions: Diabetes and Foot Ulcers

Diabetes is a chronic condition that can lead to disability. Some of the more serious effects of diabetes may make it difficult or impossible for a person to continue working. That is why some sufferers of diabetes are required to collect Social Security disability benefits.

New research has shown that the healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers may be linked to the patient's state of mind. This would show how the sufferer's psychological state affects healing.

Foot ulcers occur in as many as 15% of people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. These open sores develop when minor skin injuries don't heal properly as the result of the metabolic and microvascular dysfunction in diabetes.

Not only do diabetics deal with foot and leg ulcers but the disease is often accompanied by depression, which can negatively affect the individual's quality of life.

This new research indicated that the healing process largely depended on the way patients were able to cope with their disease. The less able a diabetic was to psychologically deal with their condition, the less likely it was that their foot ulcers would heal. While on the other hand, the better able they were to deal with their condition, the more likely their foot ulcers would heal.

Foot ulcers are serious as they can result in a diabetic facing a hospital stay or even facing an amputation of their lower leg.

If you suffer from diabetes or any other severe mental or physical disability, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Contact a Social Security disability attorney who can help determine if you are eligible.

Get a FREE Social Security disability guide and avoid the common mistakes many claimants make during their application or appeal. If you or your loved is suffering from a severe physical or mental disability, contact The Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A. 1-888-234-5758