Nearly half of patients with a diabetic foot ulcer lose a limb and many don’t survive beyond 5 years after amputation.
Dr. Alyson Myers’ 5-year study of 700 patients reveals what’s driving these outcomes, from lack of daily foot checks to implicit bias in care, and how a team-based, tech-powered approach can save lives.
From multidisciplinary clinics to smart mats that detect infections early, prevention starts before the wound worsens.
🦶 Rule 1: Check every patient’s feet at every visit.
🎥 Watch the full interview to learn how to protect your patients from devastating outcomes.
a year agothomasjhardiman
Time to increase access to quality preventive diabetic foot care ! 80% of these diabetic foot complications are preventable. 3 to 4 times more prevalent amongst Black, Brown, Latino and Native American populations. Racism is a major public health problem in the U.S..The health care industry is cashing in on treating the preventable complications of chronic diseases . Great business model right ? Let's be part of the change we want to see. Grassroots one person at a time. Thank God for servant leaders like Dr. Alyson K. Myers. A voice of reason and clarity. It's not rocket science ! "You see what you look for and you recognize what you know"-Dr. Larry Harkless _ Diabetic Foot Care Pioneer
a year agomdnewsline
. . . . . #DiabetesAwareness #FootHealth #DiabeticFootCare #MedicalInnovation #woundcare #PreventAmputation #healthtech #MultidisciplinaryCare #diabetes #Endocrinology #PublicHealth
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