Diabetes has already reached global epidemic proportions. Pills aren't the long-term solution and diet alone doesn't work. The missing piece is exercise. But what if you hurt when you walk? Read this presentation to find the answer.

1. Diabetes
The Foot Alignment Connection

2. Which of these 2 guys do you
think is diabetic?

3. That’s right, the more you weigh, the
more likely you are to become
diabetic.

4. Diabetes is a major global epidemic.
Every year millions of the world’s
population is diagnosed as having
high blood sugar levels.

5. Key diabetes facts and figures:
Every day
 5000 people are diagnosed with diabetes
 $670 million is spent on diabetic related conditions
 280 lives are lost due to diabetic complications
 200 limbs are amputated because of diabetes
There are 380 million diabetics worldwide
Estimated to grow to 550 million by 2030

6. The questions is:
Why is it that even with all of our
greatest medical advances this
disease is so out of control?

7. Pills or shots aren’t the answer. Yes,
they can help reduce the level of
sugar in the blood, but they are not
fixing the problem.

8. Note: there are side-effects from
every medicine you put in your body.
The longer you take that medicine,
the more side-effects you’ll get.

9. Obviously, medicine is a part of the
treatment but it is not the best long-
term solution.

10. The goal of any treatment should be
focused on reducing or eliminating
the cause, not just covering up the
effects.

11. If the focus is only on the effects or
symptoms without addressing the
underlying cause then the effects or
symptoms will continue to get worse.

12. That’s exactly what we see over the
decades of someone with diabetes. It
doesn’t get better, it gets worse.

13. What is the equation for diabetes
success?

14. The obvious place to start is with
diet.

15. If someone continues with their
unhealthy diet there will be no
success.

16. Imagine you consistently put the
worst fuel in your car?

17. Eventually, the performance of the
engine would be compromised.

18. No matter how many times you took
your car to the mechanic, it will
continue with poor performance if
you continue using bad fuel.

19. The leading cause of type II diabetes
is being over-weight or obesity.

20. Simply put, excessive fat cells
absorb the insulin in the blood
stream.

21. Diet is very important and an
essential part of the treatment
equation, however, diet alone is
not the answer.

22. Research has shown that a daily
regimen of exercise is essential.

23. The benefits of exercise are far
reaching. It increases the body’s
metabolism which burns off the
calories.

24. Exercise has been proven to be a
major factor in the positive treatment
of diabetes.

25. Walking is the #1 recommended
exercise.

26. Walking is cheap, easy, and needs
very little equipment, just a pair of
shoes.

27. The equation for the successful
treatment of diabetes is:
Healthy Diet + Daily Exercise = Lower Blood Sugar

28. If it’s that easy then why isn’t
there global treatment success?

29. That brings us to the most used,
abused and neglected part of the
body, our feet.

30. The foot is the most complex
mechanical structure of our body.

31. The alignment of the hindfoot, as the
foundation to our body, is extremely
important.

32. The back of the foot is formed by
2 bones.

33. The ankle bone or talus.

34. The heel bone or calcaneus..

35. They form the “foundation” joint
of the body.

36. There is a very common yet vastly
ignored medical condition where the
ankle bone partially displaces on the
heel bone.

37. The ankle bone displacement or
partial dislocation leads to a
misaligned hindfoot.

38. Misaligned feet will
lead to a chain
reaction of
misalignment to our
knees, hips and
back.

39. Misaligned feet
place excessive
strain on the feet,
knees, hips and
back, while
standing or
walking.

40. The more active
someone is with
misaligned feet, the
more soreness or
pain they’ll
experience as a
result.

41. If your reward for exercise is pain,
you’ll quickly stop exercising.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what
happens to too many diabetics.

42. Pain is a warning signal that
something is wrong.

43. Pain also serves as an emergency
brake to slow down your activity level
leading to decreased metabolism.

44. Now we have to solve another piece to
the treatment puzzle.
How can we realign a misaligned foot?

45. There is a naturally occurring space
found between the ankle and heel
bones called the sinus tarsi.

46. This space should be open pretty
much all of the time.

47. This space is partially or fully closed
in people with misaligned feet.

48. The only way to recreate that space is
to reposition the ankle bone back on
it’s normal position on the heel bone.

49. Observation doesn’t make sense. This
problem requires physical intervention.
You cannot out-grow it.

50. What about arch supports or foot
orthotics?

51. Some people find that arch supports
help, but unfortunately many people
don’t find the relief they need.
A recent study showed many arch supports
cannot realign the hindfoot bones.

52. Is this the only other option?
Doesn’t look pretty. Yes, that sinus tarsi
space is open again, but this foot is going
to need more surgery to remove the
painful screws and eventually the other
joints are going to become arthritic.

53. There is another option: an internal,
minimally invasive procedure that
involves the insertion of a titanium
stent into the sinus tarsi.

54. The stent, once placed, is designed to be
permanent, yet it can be reversed, unlike
traditional reconstructive surgery.

55. The stent maintains the ankle bone
alignment and allows for the natural
motion to still occur.

56. The success rate of the stent depends
on which one is inserted. The most
successful stent is called HyProCure®.

57. HyProCure® is used by
leading foot and ankle
surgeons in nearly 60
countries. It is time-
tested and evidenced
based. In fact, it is
back by scientific
publications in leading
foot and ankle medical
journals.

58. If you or someone you know is
battling diabetes, foot alignment
could be a major issue.

59. Don’t ignore your foot alignment.
Those misaligned feet could be
affecting your health more than you
know.

60. To learn more please visit:
www.AlignMyFeet.com
and find a foot specialist near you!

61. Thank You