๐Ÿšจ Catch a (pulse) Wave: New Study from PGI Chandigarh Links Arterial Stiffness to Mortality in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Screenshot Ashu Rastogi, MD, and his team at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, have delivered an essential message in the most comprehensive prospective study of its kind: arterial stiffness killsโ€”even when the ABI looks normal. In a paper just published in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews , Gupta A, Singh... Continue Reading →

A Step Forward in Foot Care: Low-Cost Indigenous Offloading Sandal Matches Imported Devices in Healing Diabetic Ulcer #ActAgainstAmputation #Offloading #DFU #DiabeticFoot

Screenshot In an important pilot study from Chennai, India, Prof. Vijay Viswanathan and his team at the M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre have shown that a low-cost, indigenously developed offloading sandal is just as effective as a far more expensive imported counterpart in healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) . The... Continue Reading →

Professor David G. Armstrong Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Diabetic Foot Society of India #ActAgainstAmputation @USC_Vascular @KeckSchool_USC @USC

September 28, 2024 โ€“ Mumbai, India โ€“ The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) is proud to recognize the remarkable achievement of its founding president, Professor David G. Armstrong, who was recently honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI). The award was presented during the first-ever combined conference of... Continue Reading →

Treatment for diabetic foot costs more than for most cancers @USC @KeckSchool_USC @TimesofIndia @ALPSlimb @APMA

Read more here:Treatment of diabetic foot complications can be more expensive than most cancers, said senior podiatric surgeon, Dr. David Armstrong, of Keck School of Medicine of USC. It can recur in more than 40 percent of people who have had complications and dramatically reduce quality of life. Armstrong spoke on this during his Gold... Continue Reading →

@USC Prof. DG Armstrong gives Gold Medal Oration in Chennai on Goal to Eliminate Preventable Amputations – The Hindu #Diabetes #India @vijayviswanatha #ActAgainstAmputation

What a wonderful visit to Chennai to honor India's Father of Diabetes Care, MV Viswanathan. He has impacted more people across the nation than anyone else in this field. His mom was a pioneering obstetrician and his children, Profs. Vijay and Mohan, carry his work in mentorship, research, and patient care forward. Please click above... Continue Reading →

Armstrong delivers convocation address at India’s National Diabetic Foot Conclave #Graduation #Commencement #WorldPodiatry

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Director of the University of Arizona's Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance Delivered the Summary Convocation Address to hundreds of graduates of the National Diabetic Foot Education Program in Chennai. "What is happening here in India is nothing short of a revolution" noted Armstrong, "An entire... Continue Reading →

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