UPcoming Talk: Abu Dhabi 2017

Katia Langton, Secretary of the International Diabetes Federation is pleased to be announcing the new Diabetic Foot Guidelines, to decrease ulcers and amptations, at the World Congress of Diabetes hosted by the IDF in Abu Dhabi Dec 5th-8th, 2017.

​Diabetes, ulcers and amputations are poised to overwhelm nations and cripple health care budgets as this disease skyrockets globally. A critical paradigm shift in treating the Diabetic Foot is necessary to prepare for the increasing incidence and severity of the disease and its complications. It is imperative that we front end load our resources into educating health care practitioners in treating Diabetic Foot disease in the early stages and with urgency, with a focus on preventative care, preventative offloading devices, and devices that will close the ulcers quickly. This will reduce overall costs and make health care sustainable in the future as the disease progresses on a global level.

Introduction of the International Diabetes Federation Clinic Practice Recommendations and Guidelines on protecting the Diabetic Foot. These international guidelines; introduced June 2017, urges intervention in Risk Category 1 and 2 in order to prevent progression to Risk Category 3. Systematic adherence to these simplified, easy to digest practice guidelines will reduce overall costs and make health care sustainable in the future as Diabetes progresses on a global level.