Preventing diabetic foot problems.
It has been reported that when adequate foot care has been provided for the diabetic patient, the amputation rate could be reduced by as much as 50 to 75 per cent. Patient management and rehabilitation of the patient with diabetes mellitus must consider the individual and unusual needs of patients in more than a biologic or physiologic sense.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012775:Shoes; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control