However, on reflection, it seems that the inclusion of diabetic foot screening in the Quality Outcome Framework for Primary Care across the UK in 2004 raised the profile of foot screening in a way that nothing else had done until that point. Although contributing only a relatively s...
Diabetic Foot Surgery I am Mr Saka from Nigeria. I needed a surgery for my diabetic foot, but did not have good options in Nigeria. So I looked over the internet and found Forerunners Healthcare Consultants. I informed them about my medical condition and after some procedure, they invited m...
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More strikingly, it was found that mice that remained lean and non-diabetic after 9 months of HFD feeding actually had a significantly higher rate of glucose clearance than those mice in the control group. The wide scattered phenotypic differences cannot be explained by the variations in genetic ...
Comprehensive eye exams not only help in identifying refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, but they are also crucial for the early detection of eye conditions and diseases. Many eye conditions, such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, ca...
HRV is measured by calculating the time between successive heartbeats. The standard method to measure HRV is through an electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the electrical activity of the heart; however, there are also wearable devices, such as smartwatches and chest strap heart rate monitors, ...
All of which sounds very dire. So, what are diabetic shoes and what do they do, exactly? According to orthozilla.com, diabetic shoes are designed to “enhance foot function and comfort for diabetic patients”, which is a bit vague, so we look to epodiatry.com for a little more ...
One of the benefits of the LCHF way of eating is that my non-fasting blood sugar level is now roughly the same as the fasting reference value the NHS uses. Thus, if I had been pre-diabetic before LCHF, I am sure I’m definitely not anymore. ...
Most available data are from Western countries, whereas limited regional and local data are available from the Asian countries. A study from Asian HF registries has stressed the rising problem of multimorbidity in Asia [1]. Older, younger, ischemic and diabetic groups have vastly different ...
Genetics is relevant, not just for Inherited Retinal Diseases and congenital abnormalities but also for the leading causes of blindness: age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, myopia, diabetic retinopathy and cataract. Genetics should be part of the armamentarium of every practicing ophthalmologist. ...