Guide to take care of diabetic foot
Ulcers or chronic foot wounds are one of the most common complications of diabetes and represent the first cause of hospitalization of people with this disease. In Spain, 85% of all amputations performed are directly related to diabetic foot wounds.
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Despite the seriousness of the figures, many people with diabetes do not know what an ulcer is and how it can affect their quality of life. In order to inform and raise awareness about this pathology, the Diabetes Foundation and Patients and Caregivers have launched a care guide entitled "Diabetic Foot Ulcers: prevention, care and treatment."
It is a tool to promote self-care of diabetic foot, since, according to experts, following specific prevention guidelines is essential to avoid this type of injury or in any case, minimize its complications.
From a didactic and entertaining point of view, the diabetic foot care guide takes a tour of the preventive care that must be followed at home, the risk factors, the diagnostic tests or the different treatments that exist today, giving answer to the concerns that any person with diabetes may have with this pathology.
All the texts of the publication have been developed and reviewed by renowned clinical professionals in this field, such as Dr. Prof. José Luis Lázaro Martínez (Healthcare Director and Head of the Diabetic Foot Unit of the University Clinic of Chiropody of the University Complutense de Madrid), Dr. Robert J. Snyder (Medical Director of the Wound Care Center of the University Hospital of Tamarac, Florida) and Dr. José Ramón Calle (Doctor of Medicine and endocrine specialist at the Hospital Clínico de San Carlos de Madrid).
10,000 copies of the guide for the care of the diabetic foot will be launched, which will be distributed free of charge from different health centers and diabetic foot units throughout the territory, as well as among the participants of the 3rd Popular Diabetes Race and Walk organized by the Foundation on November 16, on the occasion of the international day of diabetes.
In addition, anyone can access it through the pages www.fundaciondiabetes.org and www.pacientesycuidadores.com, where you can also consult additional information related to diabetes and chronic wounds of the diabetic foot.
Here we leave the link of the guide published online in case you are interested in reviewing it: