On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
Three new papers converge on a two-cent idea: the neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) measures the balance between inflammatory injury and nutritional reserve — tracking both how bad the diabetic foot is now and how the patient fares over years. Plus a clear-eyed look at why AI-driven precision nutrition isn't here yet, and what it will take.
A novel inflammation-nutrition biomarker — the neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) — shows strong association with diabetic foot ulcer risk in a 1,002-patient study from Xi'an, China, reinforcing that what patients eat and how they inflame are inseparable in the diabetic foot.
Click here to download the GuidelineCentral/ALPS Nutrition Interventions in Adults with Diabetic Foot Ulcers. This is likely the most complete and up to date information on nutrition in wound healing and limb preservation. Enjoy! Here's the press release Here are some video discussion segments featuring Maritza Molina and David G. Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsYxdnKqfFb6qAZn9cxnl4vgQD0S9ROq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwvnvq_lRg&list=PLQsYxdnKqfFb6qAZn9cxnl4vgQD0S9ROq&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7eaBTNoBxE&list=PLQsYxdnKqfFb6qAZn9cxnl4vgQD0S9ROq&index=3
