diabetic foot ulcers

Remote Monitoring

Insights on Remote Monitoring for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

09/03/2020

Barbara Aung, DPM, CWS, FAPWHc

With the isolation caused by the pandemic, remote monitoring for patients with diabetes is more critical than ever to get information on patients’ adherence. This author takes a closer look at several remote monitoring technologies, offering...

With the isolation caused by the...

09/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetes

A Review of Oral Antihyperglycemic Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes

09/03/2020

Harriet Jones, MD, FACP

An increased understanding of the deleterious effects of hyperglycemia on tissue repair, with or without the addition of medications, may help patients begin to make better lifestyle choices and become more positively engaged in their own...

An increased understanding of...

09/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Patient Handouts

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

09/03/2020

This handy guide can help patients get a handle on their diabetes and prevent or manage their diabetic foot ulcers. Download the PDF at the top right or click here.

This handy guide can help...

09/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Guest Editorial

From Diabetic Foot Ulcers to Limb Salvage: A Surgical Perspective

09/03/2020

Efthymios Gkotsoulias, DPM

The burden of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) to patients and the health care system is substantial. Although we understand why DFUs happen and have relatively effective treatments (particularly if they are caught early), we still don’t seem to...

The burden of diabetic foot...

09/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Assessing DFU Perfusion: Comparing the Tried & True to the Novel & New

05/12/2020

Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP

Stacey Coe, BA, CCRP

Is near-infrared spectroscopy a promising noninvastive vascular study to measure tissue perfusion in diabetic foot ulcers? Presenting a case study, these authors assess how an innovative device can provide clinicians a better picture of the...

Is near-infrared spectroscopy a...

05/12/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Can a Hypothermically Stored Amnion Graft Change DFU Outcomes in an Evolving Patient Demographic?

04/03/2020

Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP

Stacey Coe, BA, CCRP

With the increasing prevalence of diabetes, it is crucial to develop new avenues to treat diabetic foot ulcers. These authors take a look at the research on a novel hypothermically stored amniotic membrane and its potential to close wounds...

With the increasing prevalence...

04/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetes

How Will Diabetes Trends Affect Wound Clinics in the Future?

03/05/2020

Peter Sonnenreich, Mary Anne Dunkin, Lou Savant and Natalie Berry

Peter Sonnenreich, Mary Anne Dunkin, ...

As the increasing prevalence of diabetes leads to more chronic wounds, how will the wound clinic adjust? Wound care specialists and managed care organizations weigh in on this complex and growing problem.

As the increasing prevalence of...

03/05/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Offloading Diabetic Foot Ulcers With the Next Generation of Pressure Relief

01/31/2020

Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP

Stacey Coe, BA, CCRP

Effective offloading of lower extremity ulcers can mitigate one of the direst consequences of diabetes. These authors take a look at the future of offloading using an innovative device.

Effective offloading of lower...

01/31/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

A Cost Analysis of Two Skin Substitutes for Treatment of Large Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Exposed Bone or Tendon

Objectives: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) with exposed bone or tendon can be difficult to heal. These recalcitrant wounds can create an economic burden because they often require multiple t...

12/02/2019

Costs Attributable to Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Bottom-up Economic Model

Approximately one in four patients with diabetes will suffer a lower extremity wound, resulting in staggering mortality, disability, and resource utilization. It has been reported that on...

12/02/2019