Abstract

YANES QUESADA, Marelys et al. Beyond podiatric care in the treatment of diabetic foot syndrome. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2018, vol.29, n.3, pp. 1-9. ISSN 1561-2953.

Diabetic foot syndrome is one of the most feared chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. In terms of its treatment, the ideal thing to do would be to prevent its appearance by acting upon the risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration. However, once the syndrome is present, comprehensive treatment should be applied which extends beyond podiatric care and is geared to educate and support patients as well as achieve optimal glycemic control and ensure attention to vascular risk factors, so as to make sure ulceration is healed, thus preventing the worsening of this complication, which might otherwise lead to lower limb amputation. The present review deals with the comprehensive broadened treatment of diabetic foot syndrome.

Keywords : diabetic foot syndrome; comprehensive broadened treatment.

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