Preventive Foot Care in People With Diabetes

1998494 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jennifer A. Mayfield · Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Gayle E. Reiber · VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Lee J. Sanders · Lebanon VA Medical Center

Dennis J. Janisse · Medical College of Wisconsin

Leonard Pogach · Veterans Biomedical Research Institute

Abstract

A number of effective, low-cost strategies are available to identify and treat the person at risk for diabetic foot ulcers and lower-extremity amputation. These strategies must be more widely adopted by all diabetic care providers to maintain the integrity and function of the lower limb, and thus improve the quality of life for people with diabetes.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Skin Diseases and Diabetes Peripheral Artery Disease Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 21, Issue 12, pp. 2161-2177

DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.12.2161

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