Foot problems in diabetes

Prevention and care of diabetic foot complications continue to represent a major challenge to the treating clinician. Neuropathy, infection, deformity, and vascular insufficiency threaten the diabetic foot and the overall functional well being of the diabetic patient. Although foot problems in diabe...

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Published inThe Medical clinics of North America Vol. 82; no. 4; p. 949
Main Author Slovenkai, M P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1998
Subjects
Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Bacterial Infections - therapy
Cost Control
Diabetic Angiopathies - prevention & control
Diabetic Angiopathies - therapy
Diabetic Foot - diagnosis
Diabetic Foot - economics
Diabetic Foot - prevention & control
Diabetic Foot - therapy
Diabetic Neuropathies - prevention & control
Diabetic Neuropathies - therapy
Foot Deformities, Acquired - prevention & control
Foot Deformities, Acquired - therapy
Health Care Costs
Humans
Motivation
Patient Education as Topic
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Self Care
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Summary:Prevention and care of diabetic foot complications continue to represent a major challenge to the treating clinician. Neuropathy, infection, deformity, and vascular insufficiency threaten the diabetic foot and the overall functional well being of the diabetic patient. Although foot problems in diabetes cannot be eradicated completely, the opportunity exists to diagnose and manage diabetic foot conditions effectively, to educate and motivate patients to care for their feet, to minimize complications, and to decrease health care costs.
ISSN:0025-7125
DOI:10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70031-6