BETTER PODIATRY SERVICES CAN AVOID AMPUTATIONS

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Around 600 amputations could be avoided in New Zealand each year if better foot screening and podiatry services were made available for everyone with type 2 diabetes, a recent report shows. The report found that millions of dollars are spent in the public hospital system each year on diabetes-related amputations, which are often preventable.

 

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Jennifer Pelvin

 

“New Zealand needs to more than double the current number of podiatrists if it is going to meet current and future demand,” says Jennifer Pelvin, PodiatryNZ CEO. “Without regular podiatric care, people with diabetes can find themselves candidates for amputations when their physical condition deteriorates. Falls, ulcerations, and infections can rapidly become life or limb threatening conditions.”

 

Source: Rata Aotearoa, New Zealand Doctor [3/25/21]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News


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