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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
- Diabetes-related foot problems are a common complication of diabetes
- Nurses play a pivotal role in the management and prevention of foot problems in people with diabetes
- A large percentage of diabetes-related foot problems are avoidable with high quality care and support for self-management
The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise and it is estimated that by 2025 at least five million people will have diabetes in the United Kingdom.
Advances in medical knowledge, technologies and treatments all contribute to people living longer. It is also acknowledged that diabetes is now the biggest cause of stroke, blindness, end-stage renal failure, amputation and premature death associated with cardiovascular disease.
As well as the emotional and other costs to individuals, the social and economic costs of diabetes are becoming an increasing burden. In 2010-11 it was estimated that approximately 10% of the NHS budget was spent on diabetes and, of this, somewhere in the region of 80% was spent on treating potentially avoidable complications of the condition.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/article/prevention-diabetes-related-foot-complications
- Nurses play a pivotal role in the management and prevention of foot problems in people with diabetes
- A large percentage of diabetes-related foot problems are avoidable with high quality care and support for self-management
The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise and it is estimated that by 2025 at least five million people will have diabetes in the United Kingdom.
Advances in medical knowledge, technologies and treatments all contribute to people living longer. It is also acknowledged that diabetes is now the biggest cause of stroke, blindness, end-stage renal failure, amputation and premature death associated with cardiovascular disease.
As well as the emotional and other costs to individuals, the social and economic costs of diabetes are becoming an increasing burden. In 2010-11 it was estimated that approximately 10% of the NHS budget was spent on diabetes and, of this, somewhere in the region of 80% was spent on treating potentially avoidable complications of the condition.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/article/prevention-diabetes-related-foot-complications