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 →

The Global and Regional Burden of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Call to Action #Neuropathy #Diabetes

A recent review article in Nature Reviews Neurology highlights the pressing global and regional burden of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), a condition that affects up to 50% of people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The article, authored by Savelieff et al., not only underscores the profound individual and socioeconomic toll of DPN but also calls... 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 →

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