title: Diabetes and peripheral vascular disease.
abstract: The classic Framingham Study suggests that the duration of diabetes is a contributing factor in the development of PVD. The major objective of all podiatric physicians should be to provide patients with the necessary information about the severity of their disease, particularly alerting them that noncompliance may lead to a lower extremity amputation and enlisting them as part of the treatment team in managing their condition.
authors.affiliation: Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ritz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osbourne
mesh_terms: D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans