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- Title
A new approach to preventing diabetic foot ulceration.
- Authors
Stang, Duncan
- Abstract
The article discusses the foundation of diabetes foot care which is diabetic foot screening. Topics covered are the identification of diabetics at risk of developing foot ulcers that may lead to amputation, the two major risk factors of peripheral vascular disease and of peripheral neuropathy and the clinically proven preventive device Liqua Care Diabetic Flowgel Orthotics insoles in Great Britain that decrease the pressures on the soles and increase the circulation to the foot.
- Subjects
DISEASE risk factors; DIABETIC foot; DIABETIC foot prevention; FOOT care; SHOES; FOOT orthoses
- Publication
Practice Nursing, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 9, p455
- ISSN
0964-9271
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/pnur.2015.26.9.455