Prevention and Management of Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers through Informal Caregiver Involvement: A Systematic Review by Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo, Kirsty Winkley, Jackie Sturt

“…The literature remains unclear whether involving informal caregivers in diabetes self-care could lead to improved diabetic foot outcomes for persons at risk and/or with foot ulcer. …”
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Complications of Diabetes 2017 by Konstantinos Papatheodorou, Maciej Banach, Eleni Bekiari, Manfredi Rizzo, Michael Edmonds

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Inhibition of microRNA-139-5p Improves Fibroblasts Viability and Enhances Wound Repair in Diabetic Rats Through AP-1 (c-Fos/c-Jun) by Mo J, Zhang J, Meng X, Wang F, Tang W, Liu Y, Fu L, Liang F, Mo Z

“…Jiake Mo,1,2,* Jiaqi Zhang,1,2,* Xubiao Meng,3 Fang Wang,1,2 Weian Tang,1,2 Ying Liu,1,2 Lanfang Fu,3 Fang Liang,4 Zhaohui Mo1,2 1Department of Endocrinology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Diabetic Foot Research Center of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Endocrinology, Haikou People’s Hospital & Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Endocrinology, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaohui Mo; Fang Liang, Email easd04mzh@126.com; liangfang1024@163.comIntroductions: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are notoriously difficult to heal, however, its underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. …”
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The Effect of Shear Force on Skin Viability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Luuk A. de Wert, Margot Geerts, Sander van der Brug, Laura Adriaansen, Martijn Poeze, Nicolaas Schaper, Nicole D. Bouvy

“…Shear is a major risk factor in the development of diabetic foot ulcers, but its effect on the skin of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) remains to be elucidated. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study by Beverly T. Rodrigues, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Usman H. Malabu

“…A retrospective quantitative study was conducted, using clinical and biochemical profiles of diabetic foot patients attending the High Risk Foot Clinic at The Townsville Hospital, Australia, between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013. …”
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Complications of Diabetes 2016 by Konstantinos Papatheodorou, Nikolaos Papanas, Maciej Banach, Dimitrios Papazoglou, Michael Edmonds

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Adenosine Receptors and Wound Healing by Bruce N. Cronstein

“…Recent studies have demonstrated that application of topical adenosine A2A receptor agonists promotes more rapid wound closure and clinical studies are currently underway to determine the utility of topical A2A adenosine receptor agonists in the therapy of diabetic foot ulcers. The effects of adenosine A2A receptors on the cells and tissues of healing wounds have only recently been explored. …”
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Plantar Temperature Response to Walking in Diabetes with and without Acute Charcot: The Charcot Activity Response Test by Bijan Najafi, James S. Wrobel, Gurtej Grewal, Robert A. Menzies, Talal K. Talal, Mahmoud Zirie, David G. Armstrong

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Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Negatively Regulates Foam Cell Migration via the Vav1/Rac1 Pathway by Zhengyang Bao, Lili Zhang, Lihua Li, Jinchuan Yan, Qiwen Pang, Zhen Sun, Yue Geng, Lele Jing, Chen Shao, Zhongqun Wang

“…The results showed that the atherosclerotic plaques of diabetic foot amputation patients and diabetic ApoE-/- mice were larger than those of the control group. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus by Ilias Migdalis, David Leslie, Nikolaos Papanas, Paul Valensi, Helen Vlassara

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Effect of exercise training on cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sohini Raje, G Arun Maiya, Padmakumar R, Mukund A. Prabhu, Krishnananda Nayak, Shivashankara KN, BA Shastry, Megha Nataraj

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The Antibiotic Puzzle: Guidelines for the Family Physician by G Harding, S Field, R MacMahon, T Louie, Prairie Consensus Conference Group

“…A consensus conference was held in October 1996 to discuss appropriate guidelines for antibiotic recommendations for common adult respiratory, urinary tract and diabetic foot infections. In August 1997, the guidelines were reviewed and updated as part of a second meeting of the group on antimicrobial resistance. …”
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First case report of bacteremia caused by Bilophila wadsworthia in China, and literature review by Fangrong Gan, Shuang Luo, Xiaoxun Wei, Shuguang Zuo

“…We report the first case of bloodstream infection caused by B. wadsworthia in a diabetic foot patient in China. B. wadsworthia is a normal component of the human intestinal microbiota, and a history of diarrhea may contribute to its translocation into the bloodstream. …”
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Three cases of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia mimicking squamous cell carcinoma of the foot: A case series by M. Arulselvan, Trishna Vaishali Muthurathinam

“…The third case, a 58-year-old man with diabetic foot ulcer with verrucous growth over the toes. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus 2014 by Ilias Migdalis, David Leslie, Anastasia Mavrogiannaki, Nikolaos Papanas, Paul Valensi, Helen Vlassara

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Faktor Risiko Terjadinya Ulkus Diabetikum pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus yang Dirawat Jalan dan Inap di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil dan RSI Ibnu Sina Padang by Rizky Loviana Roza, Rudy Afriant, Zulkarnain Edward

“…<br />Keywords: risk factor, DM, diabetic foot ulcer</p>…”
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Modulation of the Wound Healing through Noncoding RNA Interplay and GSK-3β/NF-κB Signaling Interaction by Xianyi Wang, Wanqiu Li, Shengdi Lu, Zhongliang Ma

“…Diabetic foot ulcers are seriously endangering the physical and mental health of patients. …”
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Probable Linezolid-Induced Pancytopenia by Nita Lakhani, William Thompson, Anne Marie Bombassaro

“…A 75-year-old male outpatient with cardiac disease, diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency and iron deficiency anemia was prescribed linezolid 600 mg twice daily for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus diabetic foot osteomyelitis. After one week, his blood counts were consistent with baseline values. …”
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Outcome evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis for an integrated multidisciplinary diabetic limb salvage program: a combined observational and simulation study by Yan Sun, Xiaoli Zhu, Jaime Lin, John Abisheganaden, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Lixia Ge, Joseph Molina, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Jeremy Hoe, Gary Ang, Kai Qiang Low, Theophilus Yap, Nur Aberleen Syafirah Binte Azmi, Enming Yong, Tiffany Chew, Hui Yan Koo, Chelsea Law, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Claris Shi, Julia Choo, Wai Han Hoi, Sadhana Chandraskear, Jo Ann Lim, Jemes Siow, Sabariah Binte Kaspon, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Daniel Chew

“…We conducted an observational study to analyze 2798 patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) enrolled in the program between June 2020 and June 2021 (DEFINITE Care group) and 5462 patients with DFUs from June 2016 to December 2017 as historical controls. …”
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Features and Frequency of Complications Among Pilgrims with Diabetes During Hajj by Sanobia Yousuf, Muhammad Y Ahmedani

“…Out of these, 111 (78.7%) had visited their health care professionals for pre-Hajj consultation and education, 134 (95%) received their recommended vaccination, and 92 (65.2%) of the people had checked their HbA1c before going to perform Hajj. Diabetic foot problems were recorded in 27 (19.1%), and respiratory diseases were found in 18 (12.8%). …”
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