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    Diabetic foot ulcers and infections are a major risk for people with diabetes and often lead to amputations. Up to 15% of people with diabetes will experience a foot ulcer in their lifetime, which can become infected and lead to gangrene. Proper wound care and prevention strategies from an interprofessional healthcare team can reduce amputation rates by 49-85% by addressing foot health. Foot problems are 100% preventable with education and close monitoring for people with diabetes.

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    Diabetic foot ulcers and infections are a major risk for people with diabetes and often lead to amputations. Up to 15% of people with diabetes will experience a foot ulcer in their lifetime, which can become infected and lead to gangrene. Proper wound care and prevention strategies from an interprofessional healthcare team can reduce amputation rates by 49-85% by addressing foot health. Foot problems are 100% preventable with education and close monitoring for people with diabetes.

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    Diabetic foot ulcers and infections are a major risk for people with diabetes and often lead to amputations. Up to 15% of people with diabetes will experience a foot ulcer in their lifetime, which can become infected and lead to gangrene. Proper wound care and prevention strategies from an interprofessional healthcare team can reduce amputation rates by 49-85% by addressing foot health. Foot problems are 100% preventable with education and close monitoring for people with diabetes.

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    Diabetic Foot Clinic Brochure

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    Diabetic foot ulcers and infections are a major risk for people with diabetes and often lead to amputations. Up to 15% of people with diabetes will experience a foot ulcer in their lifetime, which can become infected and lead to gangrene. Proper wound care and prevention strategies from an interprofessional healthcare team can reduce amputation rates by 49-85% by addressing foot health. Foot problems are 100% preventable with education and close monitoring for people with diabetes.

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    DIABETIC

    FOOT CLINIC

    Radiotherapy
    Chemotherapy

    Aditya Birla Hospital Marg, Chinchwad, Pune - 411033


    Helpline : 020 4070 7500 / 3071 7500
    Emergency : 020 3071 7777
    E-mail : [email protected]
    website : www.adityabirlahospital.com
    The diabetic foot - a clinical challenge
    I marvel that society would pay a surgeon
    a fortune to remove a persons leg but
    nothing to save it !

    Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that needs attention.


    Approximately 15% of all people with diabetes will be affected
    by a foot ulcer during their lifetime. Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)
    often co-exist with vascular insufciency and are the major
    cause of gangrene and amputation in people with diabetes. Risk A) Diabetic Toe ulcer B) Complete healed toe ulcer
    of developing diabetic foot ulcers is greatly increased by with proper wound care
    reduced sensation and blood perfusion. Diabetic foot ulcers
    represent a huge risk to the patients quality of life escalating So you have type 2 diabetes. And youve heard how important
    wound/infection management and costs, and account for a it is to take care of your feet.
    large proportion of all national healthcare budgets.
    But what do your feet have to do with type 2 diabetes ?
    Five-year recurrence rates of diabetic foot ulcers are 70%
    Foot problems are common in people with type 2 diabetes
    Up to 85% of all amputations in relation to people with diabetes Taking care of your feet is important when you have type 2
    are preceded by a diabetic foot ulcer. diabetes. Its common for people with type 2 diabetes to have
    People with diabetes with one lower limb amputation have a foot problems. In fact, these problems are common
    50% risk of developing a serious ulcer in the second limb complications of type 2 diabetes.
    within 2 years.
    People with diabetes have a 50% mortality rate in the 5 years What kinds of foot problems can occur with type 2 diabetes ?
    following the initial amputation. Type 2 diabetes can cause many different types of foot
    problems. Some examples include athletes foot, caused by
    It is possible to reduce amputation rates by 49-85% through a fungus; ulcers, areas of broken skin that look like open sores;
    care strategy that combines prevention, the interprofessional and gangrene, a severe infection that happens when a part of
    diabetes care team, appropriate organization, close monitoring your body does not get enough blood and causes the tissue in
    and education. the affected body part to die.

    Our experience Foot problems can be severe but are 100% preventable !
    Diabetes foot problems that are not properly cared for can lead
    to hospitalization - or worse, amputation, which means the
    affected toe, foot, or leg is removed with Surgery

    The good news - foot problems are preventable !

    For further information please contact -


    020 - 3071 xxxx, xxxx
    A) Diabetic foot ulcer B) Ulcer healed with regular Department of Peripheral Vascular Surgery
    pre - treatment dressing and wound care

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