On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A Pasadena startup lets you check your diabetes risk with a single smartphone eye photo and a few questions — no needles, no lab. The direction is right: move screening upstream, make it free, make it fast.
A Stanford team demonstrates that a smartphone app measuring vibration perception thresholds can detect large-fiber sensory deficits in patients with diabetes — a potential advance for accessible, patient-operated neuropathy screening.
A scoping review from Kanazawa University maps 60 studies on AI-powered thermography for diabetic foot detection — and reveals a critical gap: nearly half of all studies were tested only in controlled environments, not the real world where feet actually live.
Team, we often talk about the "endgame" of limb salvage—the complex surgeries, the revascularization, the high-tech grafts. But the truth? The war against amputation is usually won or lost long before a patient ever sees a surgeon. It’s won in the primary care office. Our latest paper, just out in the Journal of Diabetes and... Continue Reading →
The ability to accurately assess lower limb arterial circulation is critical in vascular medicine. A new study by Laamanen et al., from Maarit Venermo's unit published online in Vascular, evaluates the reliability of a portable toe pressure (TP) photoplethysmography (PPG) device compared to a stationary laser Doppler flowmeter (LD). This investigation sheds light on whether an... Continue Reading →
The importance of regular foot assessments in diabetic patients cannot be overstated, given the severe complications that can arise from diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). A recent study by Monteiro-Soares et al., published in Diabetology, highlights the utility of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) risk classification in primary care and proposes adjustments... Continue Reading →
Introduction Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a critical health concern affecting millions of people worldwide. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is essential to manage this disease effectively and to improve patient outcomes. While traditional diagnostic methods like computed tomography angiography (CTA) offer some insights, they often come with a higher cost, invasiveness, or exposure to radiation.... Continue Reading →
This from our UK toe and flowmigos. It tends to add up WIfI, which is not entirely the way it was intended to work, but the simplicity and completeness of this form is pretty great. Enjoy.
A great idea from our Jordanian colleagues. Background Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is highly prevalent among Jordanian patients, mostly are asymptomatic. Early recognition and appropriate management of neuropathy is important to improve symptoms, reduce sequelae, and improve quality of life. This study aims at exploring the role of pharmacists in the early recognition of DPN... Continue Reading →
Continued strong work from our friends and colleagues making the link between the eyes and the sole Objective: Screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is essential for early detection and timely intervention. Quantitative assessment of small nerve fiber damage is key to the early diagnosis and assessment of its progression. Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is a... Continue Reading →
