This was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted from 1 July 2006 to 31 July 2011 and carried on 122 cases of diabetic foot collected a total of 706 diabetic patients hospitalized over a period of 5 years. Objective: To study the characteristics of diabetic feet in Cotonou. Results: The mean age of patients was 58.05 years ± 10.65 years, ranging from 35 years to 70 years. The sex ratio ...

INTRODUCTION To identify the differences in a socioeconomic profile between two cohorts of diabetic patients - one with diabetic foot problems and another without diabetic foot problems. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cohort with diabetic foot problems (including cellulitis, abscess, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, gangrene, ulcers, or Charcot joint disease) consisted of 122 diabetic patients, wh...

BACKGROUND Glycemic control is a known modifiable risk factor for diabetic foot disease. Prior attempts to define its relationship with diabetic foot ulcer and Charcot arthropathy fail to account for variability in control and duration of diabetic disease. We developed a novel metric to reflect aggregate disease exposure in a diabetic, termed cumulative glycemic burden. We hypothesized that it ...

Background: Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to a high rate of complications. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), leading to significant morbidity. However, DFU can be prevented and managed through education of patient foot care. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practice routines of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) regarding foot care. Methods: A questionnaire was de...

The majority of foot ulcers appear to result from minor trauma in the presence of sensory neuropathy. This best describes the critical triad most commonly seen in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: peripheral sensory neuropathy, deformity, and trauma. All three of these risk factors are present in 65% of diabetic foot ulcers. Calluses, edema, and peripheral vascular disease have also been iden...

Aim. To assess the prevalence of diabetic foot and other associated conditions in patients with diabetes mellitus under renal replacement in the region of Lleida, Spain. Methods. This was an observational, cross-sectional study of 92 dialysis-treated diabetic patients. Besides a podiatric examination, we explored the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, late diabetes complications, includin...

This study aims to determine the relationship between foot care knowledge and risk of ulcers in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients. type research is quantitative using a cross-sectional design. The results showed that most DM patients had moderate (68.2%) with an average injuries (63.5%). In conclusion, there no significant about developing diabetic ulcers.
 
 Keywords: Knowledge, Foot C...

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients with DFU have increased mortality and morbidity as well decreased quality life (QoL). The present scoping review aims to study the social issues diabetic foot. Following PRISMA guidelines, was conducted in two databases (Scopus Pubmed) use following keywords: “social aspects foot”, characteristics “demographi...

Diabetes mellitus is becoming pandemic, particularly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa, and the prevalence of complications is increasing. Diabetic foot disorders are a major source of morbidity and disability. Delay in the health care process due to patients' beliefs may have deleterious consequences for limb and life in persons with diabetic foot ulcers. No previous studies of beliefs about health...