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Checking Foot Temperature Curbs Diabetic Sores Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Type 2 patients who monitor their foot temperatures at home may be able to ward off developing leg and foot ulcers -- and the infections and amputations that can result.

A1c Predicts Success of Amputation in Diabetics Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

In diabetic patients being evaluated for lower extremity amputation, a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) value greater than 10% strongly suggests that a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) will fail and that a below-knee amputation (BKA) will be required, new research shows. Conversely, values below 7% usually predict success.

New Degree Available Due To Increase in Diabetes Amputees Posted: Saturday, May 29, 2004

A new bachelor’s degree program in orthothics and prosthetics is being offered in 4 schools. The courses on devices supporting the spine or extremities and on artificial limbs often lead to highly paid jobs as baby boomers age. As baby boomers age, and more diabetes is being diagnosed, the need for artificial limbs is expected to increase, creating more of a demand for the degree.

New Optimism For Patients Suffering From Numbness Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Everyday I see patients that complain of only one thing, pain in their hands and feet. Traditionally, these patients with neuropathy are told their numbness and pain will progress, leading to infection and ulceration in one of six people, and then to amputation in one of six of those people. Dr Dellon is the Director of the Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery, with Institutes in Baltimore, Maryland, and Tucson, Arizona. Since the early 1980’s, he has been perfecting a surgical approach that decompresses nerves in the leg, ankle, and foot, relieving pressure upon these nerves

 

 

 

 

 

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