Epidemic
- Diabetes is 7th leading cause of death in 2019
- 2030: Global diabetes will rise ~ 553 million
- Diabetic complications:
Heart disease, stroke, hypertension, blindness, kidney disease, nervous system disease, and lower limb amputations
Infection ——> Amputation ——> Mortality
- Over one half of DFUs develop infection (17% require amputation)
- International Diabetes Federation: Every 30 seconds a limb is amputated
- Amputations have a higher 5-year mortality rate than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and Hodgkins combined.