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Screening for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
TweetAbout one in every six patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer, and of those, one in four will require amputation. Beginning with even a small skin injury, a diabetic foot wound can...
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers Facts from Dr. Felix R. Ortega
Tweet Felix Raymond Ortega, MD As a follow-up our post on Screening for Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Director of the Wound Healing Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, Dr. Felix R....
View ArticleVascular & Wound Innovations CME: Complex Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot
TweetThe 2011 Vascular CME, Innovations in Complex Vascular & Endovascular Interventions, will include special sessions on management of non-healing wounds. Nationally recognized faculty from...
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Study Begins to Explain Why Surgery Cures Type 2 Diabetes
Tweet Science Translational Medicine The April 27, 2011 issue of Science Translational Medicine included a study titled “Differential Metabolic Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery Versus Dietary...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Pancreas Transplants: Part II
TweetThree scenarios for getting a new pancreas are possible. You may receive both a pancreas and a kidney at the same time from the same deceased donor. You may first receive a kidney from a living...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Pancreas Transplants: Part I
TweetWho Might Need a Transplant? Most candidates for a pancreas transplant fall into three main categories, all of which are related to diabetes, according to Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, Director of the...
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What’s Your Diabetes Story?
TweetDo you have diabetes? If so, you can participate in a huge awareness and fundraising campaign sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. People are invited to post photographs on the American...
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A Diabetes-Free Future for Patients after Pancreas Transplantation
TweetFor patients with type 1 diabetes, a pancreas transplant can mean a life free from testing blood sugar, taking insulin, and the constant threat of dangerous fluctuations in blood glucose. In...
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Are You a Good Candidate for Metabolic Surgery?
TweetMetabolic syndrome is one of the fastest growing obesity-related health concerns in the United States. Currently over 50 million people can be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. But as metabolic...
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