A review on diabetic foot challenges in Guyanese perspective

Diabetes mellitus signifies a major public health threat worldwide. Type 2 diabetes has been reported as the fourth leading cause of death and has affected 15.5% of the adult population in Guyana, South America. Diabetes has also led to major lower extremity amputation at the only referral public ho...

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Published inDiabetes & metabolic syndrome clinical research & reviews Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 905 - 912
Main Authors Kurup, Rajini, Ansari, Abdullah Adil, Singh, Jaipaul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019
Subjects
Amputation - statistics & numerical data
Diabetes
Diabetes Complications - epidemiology
Diabetes Complications - etiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetic foot
Diabetic Foot - epidemiology
Diabetic Foot - etiology
Guyana
Guyana - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Risk Factors
Guyana
Guyana
Diabetic foot
Diabetes
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus signifies a major public health threat worldwide. Type 2 diabetes has been reported as the fourth leading cause of death and has affected 15.5% of the adult population in Guyana, South America. Diabetes has also led to major lower extremity amputation at the only referral public hospital in Guyana. Diabetic foot and related complications are known to be multifactorial. Conclusion: In this review, we highlight the information on the diabetic foot and related complications with an emphasis on Guyanese background.
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ISSN:1871-4021
1878-0334
1878-0334
DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2018.12.010