Diabetes-Related Amputations Kept at Bay During Pandemic in Canada

Shift to virtual care and prioritization of certain procedures key, researchers say
Despite delays in screening and care during the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t a spike in diabetes-related foot amputations, a Canadian study found … In an analysis of nearly 1.5 million adults with diabetes living in Ontario, rates for nearly all diabetes-related services took quite a nosedive in 2020, noted Charles de Mestral, MDCM, PhD, of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues … For starters, comprehensive in-person diabetes care assessment immediately dropped down from March to May, averaging only 28% of the 2019 level, they reported in JAMA Network Open … read more