On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A new protocol paper in Sensors describes a chatbot that doses walking like a drug for patients in diabetic foot remission.
When people think of โwearable tech,โ they often imagine fitness trackers or virtual reality headsets. But in the operating room, wearable innovation is beginning to look a lot more likeโฆ a pair of sunglasses. In a new study published in Surgical Innovation by Feraru LM, Klonoff DC, and Armstrong DG, our team explored how Ray-Ban... Continue Reading →
๐ก Revolutionizing Diabetic Foot Care with Smart Sensor Technology Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a costly and common complication for up to 25% of individuals with diabetes. Removable cast walker (RCW) boots play a vital role in offloading and protecting wounds, but adherence to wearing them is critical for success. Aย fascinating studyย by Havey et al. in... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/aaCPzNF-2qk?list=PLi6VVotVxseC9a0wRPdTL7sKwo68DbCcq&t=1808 https://youtu.be/5HAW-2igiDA?list=PLi6VVotVxseC9a0wRPdTL7sKwo68DbCcq Please see here for more National Academies wearables information The publication is available here National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Developing Wearable Technologies to Advance Understanding of Precision Environmental Health: Proceedings of a Workshopโin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. http://doi.org/10.17226/27178.
From our team "Smart Boots Hold Promise for Improving Adherence to Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment-- Especially Among Underserved Populations, New Study Shows" A recent study entitle "Taking a Load Off" published in the journalย Sensorsย has shown that the use of smart offloading walkers for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) could help promote adherence to prescribed use, particularly... Continue Reading →
A good contribution from Souza and coworkers This systematic review aims at providing an overview of the state of the art regarding smart wearable systems (SWS) applications to monitor the status of patients suffering from vascular disorders of the lower extremity. Peer-reviewed literature has been analyzed to identify employed data collection methods, system characteristics, and... Continue Reading →
From our friend and colleague Wei Gao and colleagues at Caltech If you have ever had your blood drawn, whether to check your cholesterol, kidney function, hormone levels, blood sugar, or as part of a general checkup, you might have wondered why there is not an easier, less painful way. Now there might be. A... Continue Reading →
Important and subtle work from Gustav Jarl and coworkers in Sweden and Australia. It speaks to the trend to be doing things with our patients and not to them. Background:ย Non-removable knee-high devices are the gold-standard offloading treatments to heal plantar diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). These devices are underused in practice for a variety of reasons.... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to our friend and Schaeffer CenterUniversity of Southern Californiaย research partnerย Ritika Chaturvediย on this monumental effort. American Life in Realtime (ALiR) FTW! See the compelling article about this program here.
Compelling work from Elsherif and coworkers Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease requiring a careful management to prevent its collateral complications, such as cardiovascular and Alzheimer's diseases, retinopathy, nephropathy, foot and hearing impairment, and neuropathy. Self-monitoring of blood glucose at point-of-care settings is an established practice for diabetic patients. However, current technologies for glucose... Continue Reading →
