Search results for "Foot care"
Clinical practice guideline presents multidisciplinary approach to diabetes foot care
The guideline addresses prevention of diabetic foot ulceration, off-loading of diabetic foot ulcers, diagnosis of osteomyelitis, wound care, and peripheral arterial disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/11/1.htm
11 Mar 2016
Diabetic foot care begins with bare feet
Get advice on heading up a care team that intervenes early and often to prevent the ulcerations, pressure points and neuropathies that can progress to infection and possibly amputation in the October ACP Internist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/7.htm
11 Oct 2013
ADA updates 2021 Standards of Care to address latest research on diagnosis, treatment
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2021 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes now reflect new data on teplizumab and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, as well as the effects of dapagliflozin and finerenone on patients with chronic kidney disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/09/1.htm
9 Jul 2021
Spotlight on amputations
Recent studies analyzed data on lower-extremity amputations among patients with diabetes, including recent trends in this complication and its associated mortality, effects of the pandemic, and relationships with diabetes drugs.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/14/5.htm
14 Aug 2020
ADA updates standards of care related to CV, renal health in type 2 diabetes
The updates were based on findings from the industry-funded CREDENCE (Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy) trial.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/14/2.htm
14 Jun 2019
Spotlight on self-management
One study found that personalized text messaging improved patients' self-management while another looked at the potential value of providing social comparisons to other patients' diabetes control.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/08/5.htm
8 Jun 2018
Diabetes spending has increased, mostly due to prescription costs
Managing diabetes has become more expensive in the past 20 years, mostly due to more spending on drugs, a study found, while a second paper suggested that older patients are more likely to be using medications to control their condition.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/13/3.htm
13 Feb 2015