A recent article in the San Antonio Express News by Dr. Thomas Schlenker, former director of the city’s Metropolitan Health District, documents that at least 14.2 percent of adults in Bexar County suffer from diabetes. That percentage translates to over 150,000 people, with another 400,000 or more being “prediabetic”, or at serious risk of developing…
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Statistics about diabetes, complications of diabetes, prevention
New Data from San Antonio Metro Health shows Diabetes affects 1 in 7
A new report released Wednesday by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District indicates that diabetes now affects 1 out of every 7 residents in Bexar County. The proportion of adults with the disease has increased from 11.4 percent in 2012 to 14.2 percent in 2014, which is higher than the 10.6 percent average for the…
WHO Reports Diabetes Quadrupled since 1980
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that cases of diabetes have nearly quadrupled since 1980 to around 422 million adults, with most of these living in developing countries. This represents approximately 8.5 percent of the population, which is nearly double the 4.7 percent reported in 1980. Diabetes increased around the world but affects lower-…
TPMA Diabetic Foot Update is December 4-6, 2015 in San Antonio
The Texas Podiatric Medical Association (TPMA) will hold its Diabetic Foot Update CME Conference on December 4th through 6th, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas at the Grand Hyatt Hotel at 600 East Market Street. Find out more about the conference and download the brochure here.
Study Finds Skin Temperature Monitoring Reduces the Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulceration
An 18-month randomized controlled trial of 225 subjects with diabetes and at high risk for ulceration found predictive value in temperature gradients in the soles of the feet, and significant benefits for patients performing daily measurements with an infrared dermal thermometer. Results of the 2007 study were reported in The American Journal of Medicine. Download…
Home Monitoring of Foot Skin Temperatures Found Effective in Preventing Ulcers
A 2004 study by researchers from Texas A&M Health Science Center and Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas found significantly fewer diabetic foot complications in a control group using an infrared skin thermometer to measure temperatures of the sole of the foot daily. Download the PDF of the full article here.
Study by UTHSCSA Researchers Demonstrates Efficacy of Home Temperature Monitoring
A 2007 study published in Diabetes Care by a team of leading podiatrists and researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of using an infrared temperature monitoring device to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in individuals with diabetes and at high risk for lower extremity complications. Download the PDF of the full article here.
Limb Loss Statistics from the Amputee Coalition
Amputee Coalition records that among those experiencing limb loss, the main causes are vascular disease (54%) – including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease – trauma (45%) and cancer (less than 2%)
Clinical Study Finds 16 Percent of Diabetic Ulcers will Lead to Amputation
A study published in 2007 by prominent clinicians in the journal, Diabetes Care, indicated that of patients presenting with diabetic foot ulcers 71.5 % healed, 12.3 % experienced delay in healing, and 16 % experienced a lower-limb amputation. Of the patients in the study population, 60.5 % developed a second ulcer in the follow-up period.…