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Amputations among people with diabetes can be reduced by 50 percent
Date:1/17/2013

Every 30 seconds somebody in the world is amputated as a consequence of foot complication due to diabetes. A new study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, confirmes that shoe inserts, podiatry, regular checkups and other simple interventions can reduce the number of amputations by more than 50%.

Orthotic researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have studied diabetic foot complications ever since 2008. They have focused on protecting the foot from overloading the foot sole in order to minimize the risk of ulcers, which may eventually lead to amputation.

The researchers have now completed a study of 114 Swedish patients with diabetes at risk of developing such ulcers. The results show that shoe inserts, podiatry, information and regular checkups can prevent ulcers, which would reduce the number of amputations by more than 50 per cent.

The participants in the study to be presented at the International Conference on Prosthetics and Orthotics in Hyderabad, India this February have an averaged 58 years of age and 12 years since their initial diagnosis of diabetes. The participant wore one of three different types of shoe inserts over a period of two years.

Only 0.9% of the participants developed new foot ulcers during the first year, as opposed to the figure of 38% that has been reported for similar diabetic populations.

"We found that good shoes and inserts can reduce pressure on the foot by 50% compared with going barefoot," doctoral student Ulla Tang says. "Our conclusion at the end of one year is that all three types of inserts effectively distribute pressure under the sole in order to minimize the risk of ulcers."

The study also revealed that only 67% of diabetes patients had been offered podiatry despite the fact that 83% had calluses.

"An insert costs anywhere from SEK 850 to SEK 1,450," Ms. Tang says. "Healing a diabetic foot ulcer averages SEK 70,000,
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Contact: Ulla Hellstrand Tang
ulla.tang@vgregion.se
46-706-397-913
University of Gothenburg
Source:Eurekalert

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