Folks, Diabetes is SERIOUS!

Diabetes affect 177 million people worldwide. This number is projected to increase to 300 million by 2025.

Over 1/3 of people with diabetes will have evidence of organ or tissue damage.

Diabetic foot ulcers are a huge concern for patients. High blood glucose can lead to vascular complications, slow wound healing and could increase the risk of sepsis.

If a diabetic patient has an amputation of the foot or leg, the risk of death in 5 years is 50-80%.

A study in Norway analyzed the following:

• 1,339 diabetic patients with history of foot ulcers

• 155 diabetic patients without a history of foot ulcers

• 63,632 patients without diabetes

The 10 year death rate for patients with diabetes and a history of foot ulcers was 49% in comparison to 35.2% of diabetics without a history of foot ulcers and 10% for non-diabetics.

Overall, their findings showed there is a 38% increased risk of death if you are diabetic with a history of foot ulceration.

If a patient has an ulceration that heals less than 50% in the first 4 weeks of treatment, it has been shown the wound will not be healed at 12 weeks.

Tight blood sugar control is mandated!

Please understand that diabetes is very serious and can be prevented.

95% of all diabetics gets the disease from obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

Please be responsible about your health and well-being.

If you have diabetes or a diabetic foot ulceration, it is extremely important that you have a podiatrist in your “team” of doctors.

Please allow Dr. Kory Williams and Dr. Eric Silvers the opportunity to help prevent you from foot complications from diabetes.

They are located at Advanced Foot and Ankle Center in McKinney, TX and Prosper, TX. Call 972-542-2155 for an appointment.