On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A new systematic review finds physical inactivity associated with roughly double the risk of diabetic foot ulceration — reframing movement from a liability into something closer to a vital sign.
Important work from our long-time SALSAmigos Graeme Leese and coworkers (Chamberlain et al) report five year data from a national Scottish database in the journal Diabetes Care. Abstract Objective: To describe incidence of foot ulceration and amputation-free survival associated with foot ulceration status in a national population-based cohort study of people with diabetes. Research design and... Continue Reading →
Important work from the UK's Primary Care Database suggests that the incidence of diabetic foot ulcers, hospitalizations and mortality appears to have reduced over the past decade in people with type 2 diabetes. Aims: A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a severe condition associated with morbidity and mortality. Population-based studies are rare and limited by... Continue Reading →
