The Potential Role of Sensors, Wearables and Telehealth in the Remote Management of Diabetes-Related Foot Disease

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 20; no. 16; p. 4527
• Main Authors: Golledge, Jonathan, Fernando, Malindu, Lazzarini, Peter, Najafi, Bijan, G Armstrong, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.08.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Ankle; Automation; Blood Glucose; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Blood pressure; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; diabetic foot; Diabetic Foot - diagnosis; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Foot Diseases; Footwear; Glucose; Humans; Infrared imaging systems; Ischemia; Leg ulcers; Lipids; Patients; peripheral artery disease; Plantar pressure; prevention; Remote monitoring; Remote sensors; Review; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Sensors; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; telehealth; Telemedicine; Ulcers; Wearable Electronic Devices; remote patient monitoring; diabetic peripheral neuropathy; peripheral artery disease; sensors; diabetic foot; telehealth; remote-monitoring; prevention

Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD), which includes foot ulcers, infection and gangrene, is a leading cause of the global disability burden. About half of people who develop DFD experience a recurrence within one year. Long-term medical management to reduce the risk of recurrence is therefore import...