The Mayo Clinic, among other world-renowned health institutions consider diabetes to be an epidemic in America. Not only has diabetes mellitus been proven to shorten an individual’s life, but it also decreases quality of life due to the vast array of complications associated with this chronic disease. What many people who suffer from diabetes don’t realize is that lower extremity care is one of the most important entities of the disease management process. To concisely, and adequately emphasize this thought consider the following 3 facts;
1. Up to 25% of those with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer.
2. People with a history of a diabetic foot ulcers have a 40% greater 10 year mortality than people with diabetes alone.
3. Each $1 invested in care by a podiatrist for people with diabetes results in $27 to $51 of healthcare savings.
Diabetes affects 26 million people in the US and more than 366 million people worldwide. Additionally, diabetes kills more people in the US every year than AIDS and breast cancer combined. The people suffering from it need to understand the importance of receiving proper treatment, and from whom; to have a better outcome. The aforementioned facts clearly demonstrate the importance of proactive care in the disease management and prevention process of diabetes.
Other sources: American Diabetes association
**This blog, and the medical information it presents is made possible by Dr. Michael Garvin of Port Saint Lucie, Florida. He has been practicing board certified podiatry for over 20 years, and accepts new patients. Visit his website for additional information here. To schedule an appointment, or find directions to his office click here.
1. Up to 25% of those with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer.
-Singh, Armstrong, Lipsky. J Amer Med Assoc 2005
2. People with a history of a diabetic foot ulcers have a 40% greater 10 year mortality than people with diabetes alone.
-Iversen, et al, Diabetes Care 32:2193-2199, 2009
3. Each $1 invested in care by a podiatrist for people with diabetes results in $27 to $51 of healthcare savings.
-JAPMA, 101(2), 2011
Diabetes affects 26 million people in the US and more than 366 million people worldwide. Additionally, diabetes kills more people in the US every year than AIDS and breast cancer combined. The people suffering from it need to understand the importance of receiving proper treatment, and from whom; to have a better outcome. The aforementioned facts clearly demonstrate the importance of proactive care in the disease management and prevention process of diabetes.
Other sources: American Diabetes association
**This blog, and the medical information it presents is made possible by Dr. Michael Garvin of Port Saint Lucie, Florida. He has been practicing board certified podiatry for over 20 years, and accepts new patients. Visit his website for additional information here. To schedule an appointment, or find directions to his office click here.
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