Diabetic Foot Blog

Forget quantified self wristbands. OMsignal raises $1M to make bio-sensing smart apparel

June 9, 2013

Forget quantified self wristbands. OMsignal raises $1M to make bio-sensing smart apparel | PandoDaily :

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The Verboden Toegang: A Secret Toeciety? An Ill-Lumen-Oddity?

June 8, 2013

We want to thank our SALSAmigo, Olmos Award Winner Ben Lipsky, for picking this up.

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Australia’s silent pandemic of diabetes complications

June 6, 2013

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full text | Australia’s ‘silent pandemic’ of diabetes complications: where do feet stand in this pandemic?

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Diabetes Advocacy Gets a Makeover from Mr. Divabetic, Max Szadek

June 6, 2013

Diabetes Advocacy Gets a Makeover from Mr.

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Gastric bypass surgery better than medical management for diabetes?

June 6, 2013

Health News – Gastric Bypass Surgery Beats Medical Treatment at Managing Diabetes This courtesy of our long time SALSAmigo Steve Moody.

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‘Disaster tourist’ docs too quick to amputate?

June 5, 2013

‘Disaster tourist’ docs too quick to amputate | The Australian

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Rise Of The Physician Techie MedCrunch

June 5, 2013

Rise Of The Physician Techie (From MedCrunch ):

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Revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

June 2, 2013

Over past two decades: revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40% :    SAN FRANCISCO —   Peripheral arterial disease   is a common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs, possibly even requiring amputation .

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Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Cascade of Events

June 2, 2013
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Scab-inspired wound dressing speeds healing

June 1, 2013

Scab-inspired wound dressing speeds healing A terrific summary (above) from a manuscript in the journal  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces .

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