Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Exam (CDFE) Form and Pocket Chart From the Australian National Association of Diabetes Centres and the Australasian Podiatry Council comes this CDFE form which adheres to the ADA Task Force document. The Pocket Chart is a good tool to have along with the exam form and was created …
Read More »Simple Interventions Reduce Amputations by 50%
Simple things like shoe inserts, foot care and regular checkups can reduce amputations among patients with diabetes by more than half….
Read More »LEAP Program: Free Monofilaments
LEAP Program: Free Monofilaments This monofilament, produced by the Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program, is used to test for loss of protective sensation in the feet — a key indicator of diabetes or risk of diabetes. To order your free monofilaments, just follow this link.
Read More »Limb Salvage; Education And Patient Realization
The clinic has hosted two interdisciplinary conferences on diabetes care in the past year and has another planned for next March 15-17 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash., on prevention of diabetic amputations with a focus on medicine, surgery, research and wound care. “We have had up to 500 people, …
Read More »Severity of Diabetic Neuropathy Predicts Charcot Foot Risk
The severity of numbness is directly related to the risk of Charcot foot deformity.
Read More »Diabetic Ulcers Linked to Foot Structure Abnormalities
Bone structure abnormalities and impaired foot and ankle biomechanics in diabetic patients are key risk factors for development of serious ulcers.
Read More »The Diabetic Insensitive Foot “From Callus to Amputation”
Diabetes and its complications are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the United States. Neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, is a major contributing force leading to lower extremity amputation. Neuropathy leads to an anesthetic foot with increased pressure on the sole of the foot. This increased …
Read More »If the Shoe Fits…Wear It!
Custom inserts and shoes are not needed in those with good routine foot care.
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