All-cause mortality is 50% more likely during this common diabetes complication
SOMERVILLE, Mass., January 18, 2022 — Podimetrics, a virtual care support company dedicated to preventing costly and deadly diabetic amputations, today announced results from its latest research, which compared the health of individuals during and after periods of diabetic foot ulceration — open sores or wounds on the foot, which commonly occur among those with diabetes and are the leading cause of diabetic amputations. The research found that during a diabetic foot ulcer episode, individuals are 50 percent more likely to die and nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized. The peer-reviewed research was published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, the journal of the International Diabetes Federation.
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Episode: A Closer Look
“Patients who experience a…