1. Technology in Practice Podiatry Today • October 2005
of injured feet that have been cold for years and now
HealthiBetic Cream: Can have the comfort restored with the use of the cream,” he
says.
In terms of side effects from the cream,
It Improve Circulation Dr. Smith has seen a slight increase in patients
reporting a burning sensation but notes this is limit-
ed to individuals who were already experiencing such
In Diabetic Feet? sensitivity. He says such conditions cease when one
employs alternate methods of treatment.
How The HealthiBetic Cream Stacks
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor Up To Competitors
Both Drs. Scroggins and Smith have used other prod-
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here is an array of foot creams on the market to treat patients with diabetes ucts in their treatment of neuropathic disorders.
“I have used capsaicin cream and Axsain cream
and neuropathy, some of which work better than others. HealthiBetic Foot
to help relieve pain but these do not help improve
Cream is one product that appears to be successful in reducing symptoms in blood flow like the HealthiBetic cream does,” notes
patients, according to podiatrists who have prescribed the medication. Dr. Scroggins. He has also used DiabetiDerm cream
in patients with PVD.
Dr. Smith notes that he has used alternative
HealthiBetic’s patented Transdermal L-Arginine Emphasizing Pain Relief therapies including other L-Arginine creams and
cream, which was developed specifically for people “I have had several patients with diabetic peripheral Anodyne Infrared therapy. He says he likes to seek
with diabetes, increases foot temperature 5° to 8°F neuropathy who had tried several types of treatments out the metabolic causes of peripheral neuropathies,
and improves blood flow 33 to 35 percent, states the including medications, vitamin therapy, and such as vitamin B12 deficiency and even exposure to
cream’s manufacturer, Strategic Science and Anodyne with little relief,” notes Dr. Scroggins. insecticides. Dr. Smith notes that insecticide expo-
Technologies, LLC. Directions call for patients to “After using HealthiBetic Foot Cream, they were sure is “surprisingly common” in his region of the
apply the moisturizing formula twice daily for seven very pleased with the results.” country.
days, followed by a once daily regimen to Another benefit he cites is his patients’
maintain improved blood flow. happiness with the relief they get while sleeping. Final Notes
Cleveland Smith, DPM, tar- Dr. Smith notes satisfying results warming the uncom- Other doctors would benefit from employ-
gets common diabetic neuro- fortably cold feet of aging patients. “I have several cases ing the use of HealthiBetic Foot Cream in their prac-
pathic conditions with the tices, according to Drs. Smith and
cream. Additionally, he uses the Scroggins.
cream to treat “cold feet second- “I strongly recommend this prod-
ary to peripheral vascular disease uct,” emphasizes Dr. Smith. “It is one of
(PVD), diminished p e r f u s i o n the many means of treating neu-
due to aging and those of ropathies in a positive way rather then
unknown etiology.” simply suppressing the symptoms in the
Dr. Smith, whose Family Foot way some alternative topical or oral
Practice is located in Helena, agents are used.”
Mont., also recommends the Dr. Scroggins concurs. “I think this is
cream to patients to augment a great treatment for those who do not
recovery from such conditions as want to take oral medications or are
vitamin B6 toxicity, vitamin B12 poor surgical candidates for
deficiency and other metabolical-
ly-induced neuropathy.
revascularization,” he notes.
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Tony Scroggins, DPM, has also
prescribed HealthiBetic Foot Cream Ms. Garthwait is a freelance writer
for a variety of conditions related to who lives in Downingtown, Pa.
diabetic peripheral neuropathy and/or
PVD. He uses the cream by itself or as an HealthiBetic’s Transdermal L-Arginine cream reportedly
adjunct to other therapies. The cream seems increases foot temperature 5° to 8°F and improves blood flow
33 to 35 percent, according to the product’s manufacturer.
to work where other medications have
failed, according to Dr. Scroggins.
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