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Hiking is a great way to get exercise and enjoy the outdoors. But if you have diabetes, there are a few things you need to do to...
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Diabetes can affect many parts of the body, including the feet. Individuals with diabetes are more likely to develop dry, cracked...
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Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels...
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What do you do when your doctor returns to the room and tells you that you have diabetes? While most people view diabetes as less...
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It’s important for individuals with diabetes to become vigilant about foot health. Diabetes isn’t just about managing your...
Receiving a diabetes diagnosis means you must make numerous lifestyle changes. Sometimes, these changes are small—like forgoing...
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Living with diabetes can have it's challenges and dealing with the symptoms can be tough. You must care for yourself by...
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If you have diabetes, it’s important to adjust certain lifestyle habits to keep your blood sugar balanced and not risk increasing...
If you have diabetes, exercise should be a key aspect of your health regimen, along with measuring your blood sugar and managing...
We understand you’re excited to travel, so it’s important to travel smart if you have diabetes. Ensuring you have everything you...
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Managing diabetes isn’t easy, but you need to do all you can to stay healthy. Part of that is dealing with symptoms to the best...
Managing a condition like diabetes isn’t easy, but you can certainly get a handle on it. You just have to know the proper methods...
When you have diabetes, you will likely encounter complications no matter how well you manage your symptoms. It’s important to...
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If you’re a person with diabetes, it’s especially important to exercise. It’s a huge part of keeping your blood sugar and blood...
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Are you a person with diabetes? If so, you might benefit from orthopedic shoes. Your feet should get all the protection they...
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When you have diabetes, you must learn how to care for your feet. You need to look out for many things, including bunions, corns,...
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Maintaining good circulation, especially in your feet, is essential when you have diabetes. Diabetes affects every part of your...
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If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, you likely have much on your plate. One of the first things your doctor—especially your...
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You might have gone to the podiatrist and had them suggest that you buy diabetic shoes. If this is the case, you’re likely...
Exercise is fundamental to diabetes management. Most doctors will immediately green-light some exercise regimens. It doesn’t...
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After being diagnosed with diabetes, you must make many lifestyle changes. One of the best changes you can make is the shoes you...
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Getting diagnosed with diabetes is tough. You must make many changes, including how you exercise, which foods you eat, and more....
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If you’re a person with diabetes, your doctor has likely urged you to become more active. This is for a good reason. Becoming...
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People with diabetes must make serious lifestyle changes during the winter that other people don't have to worry about. Luckily,...
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If you have diabetes, you know how important it is to take care of your feet. Foot conditions like diabetic neuropathy,...
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Diabetes comes with many auxiliary conditions, the most prevalent being diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy is a condition...
Diabetes is a health condition that affects many people. Those who are diagnosed with this condition often have to deal with many...
Exercise is essential when you have diabetes. It lowers blood pressure, helps you lose weight, and helps you become more fit....
Having diabetes isn’t easy. However, if you take the proper precautions, you won’t feel like you’re at the end of your rope. One...
Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It’s also shrouded in misconceptions. Since...
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Bunions are a painful condition many adults deal with and individuals with diabetes are especially susceptible to them. It’s...
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Diabetes is a tough condition to work through, but that doesn’t mean it has to stop you in your tracks. It’s all about...
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Are you experiencing foot pain and want to learn how to decrease it? If so, this is for you. Diabetic foot pain isn’t pleasant,...
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Diabetes isn’t exactly a walk in the park, and one of the most difficult symptoms to deal with is plantar fasciitis. Plantar...
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Diabetes is a health condition where the body doesn’t produce enough insulin. This can affect many things, but it can lead to...
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As a person with diabetes, taking care of your feet should be a top priority. People with diabetes heal slower and are more prone...
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If you have diabetes, you know it comes with many related health problems. The disease itself warrants the highest levels of...
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Diabetes treatment has come a long way since the condition’s discovery. Today, people with diabetes have a much-improved life...
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Though it might seem strange, your feet are one of the most vulnerable areas of the body when you live with diabetes. Part of...
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When your lifestyle revolves around managing your type two diabetes, remaining active is key to warding off adverse symptoms....
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Diabetes is one of the most common health conditions in the United States. Yet, for every person diagnosed with this condition,...
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Peripheral neuropathy is a very common condition that those living with diabetes often experience. Characterized by radiating...
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Swelling and discomfort in the feet are common symptoms for those living with diabetes. Whether you’re maintaining an active...
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CGS recently released some updates to the coverage provisions for those beneficiaries of shoes, inserts, and shoe modifications...
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One of our most frequently asked questions is, “What are diabetic shoes and what makes a diabetic shoe different the average...
The A5514 HCPCS code went live on 1/1/2019 after the temporary K0903 was “cross walked” into a permanent A code. However, since...
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There have been thousands of articles written, and many case studies conducted on diabetic foot treatments. We obviously know,...
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Are you wondering what the best shoes are for your feet? Do you suffer from ankle instability or hallux rigidus? It can be...
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In case you did not attend, there was a webinar held by CGS reviewing the updates to the Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with...
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Feet come in all different shapes and sizes, which makes the footwear options boundless. When you add in some of the conditions...
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Medicare reimbursement rates tend to change year after year and we wanted to give you a clear snapshot of what the differences...
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With our full service laboratory, we have the capability of providing a 100% custom, accommodative product. Feet come in all...
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CGS Medicare App is updated! Download it now for LCD’s, Fee Schedules, CMS news and MORE, right at your fingertips!
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Are your referring physicians slow to respond to paperwork requests for diabetic shoes…or not responding at all? It can be a...
Effective 1/1/20, CMS updated Standard Documentation Requirements (SDR) Article A55426 attached to the Therapeutic Shoes for...
Learn how and why to sign-up on the webpages that each of the DME MACs have setup to assist Podiatrists and DME suppliers!
Learn how to use internet-based PECOS for Medicare supplier enrollment with 3 simple steps!
Providers, are you educating your patient with reminders? Patients, are you getting reminders? Below is why diabetic foot exams...
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Document, document, document...get paid and stay paid 2020!
Help your patients' reduce diabetic foot syndrome and get on their diabetes management calendar.
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Ensure your patients receive new shoes yearly with an Anodyne reminder postcard!
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CONTINUE TO GET PAID AFTER JANUARY 1 2020……
Do not wait. Update your patients' records and use Medicare Beneficiary identifiers...
What's inside the Anodyne shoe box?
Just as “One shoe can change your life” (Cinderella), one shoe box can help save your foot!...
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A challenge with billing therapeutic shoes/inserts for diabetic patients’ is obtaining proper paperwork from the physician, as...
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Sore feet, swelling, inflammation and related foot complications can be a product of various sources. If you experience any...
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Feet come in all different shapes and sizes. When you mix in all the different foot ailments, bunions, hammertoes, edema, etc.,...
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How to properly cast a patient using a foam impression box for custom diabetic insoles is important because it allows us at...
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Typically, the type of patient that requires a toe filler is high risk. You must take extreme care in providing and monitoring...
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Properly fitting A5512 heat moldable inserts is not super difficult, but is extremely important in ensuring the best possible...
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Knowing what the problem is, is only the beginning. Finding the solution is the key. Below is a list of some of the most common...
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Food for thought. No. Food for feet! Did you know there are a few different foods can actually affect the health of your feet in...
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Looking for the best fitting winter boots? First, you need to learn how to properly fit winter boots. When it begins to snow,...
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As we continue into 2017, let’s put our best foot (or feet) forward in with some basic footcare tips. While footcare may not have...
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"Shin splints” is a general term for a condition caused by inflammation to the anterior or posterior muscles and tendons in the...
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By forgoing socks, donning flip-flops, or simply going barefoot, Summer was the time to free our feet from their year-long...
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Heel pain is fairly common, and can be a result of many different issues or conditions. Nonetheless, regardless of what is...
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Plantar fasciitis is the medical term for inflammation of the plantar fascia, which is the connective tissue that runs along the...
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Your nails are a reflection of your overall health, which is why proper nail care is so important. Below are a few simple and...
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Having properly fitting footwear is important for everyone, and especially important for a developing child. Boy's feet typically...
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Even after an awful start to spring here in the Midwest, it appears summer is upon us. With summer comes a lot more outdoor...
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Summer tends to be one of the busier times for the year in terms of people traveling. One thing you may have noticed while flying...
Today we are going to talk about something I frequently suffer from…heel cracks. Heel cracks are something that are relatively...
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I’ve talked before about how to care for your feet, and the importance of going to a Podiatrist on a regular basis (especially...
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Historically, custom orthotics/inserts were made by taking a slipper cast or foam impression of a patient’s foot. Plaster would...
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It’s crazy to think that it’s almost May already. Spring, or what we’re calling “spring”, is basically over. As it gets warmer...
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Knowing how to receive a foot massage doesn’t take much. However, knowing how to give a good foot massage takes a little bit of...
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In Traditional Chinese Medicine, fasciitis is understood to result from kidney and liver deficiencies. The kidney controls the...
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Eating for your feet sounds like an odd concept. It even sounds weird to say. Nonetheless, it is important to know how your diet...
Each year, more than one-third of people age 65 or older fall. Falls and fall-related injuries, such as hip fractures, can have a...
Many have asked, what is a hammertoe? For those of you who are unfamiliar, a hammertoe is a contracture (bending) of one or both...
I may be generalizing, but I think it’s safe to say, all of us deal with foot odor…to some extent. Some of us more than others....
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There are tons of tips and guidance in terms of how to best manage your blood sugar levels, because whether you’re diabetic or...
Foot odor. Gross. Even saying the words in your head brings to mind a lot of pictures, ideas and memories. Not good ones either....
A common New Year’s Resolution is to improve exercise habits. For someone with diabetic neuropathy, this may not be so easy. You...
Let’s face it. most of us are hard on our feet. On average, we take close to 10,000 steps a day. Nonetheless, even though we take...
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