More Than Just 1200 Foot Care Nurses in America are Needed for 30.3 Million People Who Have Diabetes

[Generalists are needed more than ever].

15 If today you want to keep up with basic and clin‐ ical research, you need to concentrate on a very small field and reach tremendous depths in this very field. And, actually, life is too short to also accumulate the knowledge necessary to do mean‐ ingful scientific work even on closely related top‐ ics. Hence, specialization is inevitable not only in research; it was a prerequisite for the de...

Nutritional Diabetes Education: More than Just Nutrients

In early 1920s, Joslin emphasized the importance of diabetes education and in the 1970s Miller demonstrated with evidence a link between reduced hospital admissions for ketoacidosis and hypoglycemia and diabetes education [2]. Actually researches suggest knowledge is important, in general, low level of knowledge is associated with unfavorable nutritional behaviors [3]; however, knowledge alone ...

People with schizophrenia are more likely to have a mother who smoked during pregnancy than people without the condition.

Context Tobacco is one of the most common substances used during pregnancy. Gestational smoking exposure is associated with obstetric abnormalities and low birthweight, which may lead to developmental disorders in childhood, as well as later risk factors for psychiatric disorders. In addition to genetic factors, environmental factors may play a role in the aetiology of psychotic disorders, and ...

Foot care tips for people with diabetes.

Foot care for people with diabetes.

Foot complications are common in people with diabetes. Ulcers often become infected and, if not treated promptly, can result in sepsis and gangrene requiring amputation. The specialised nursing intervention in this study varied according to the assessed risk. Patients with diabetic neuropathy received treatment every six months. This comprised toenail cutting, trimming of trichophytic nail with...