Building on the previous success of education and awareness activities, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently joined the American Diabetic Awareness Alert Day to promote Diabetic Limb Salvage and launch a nationwide Awareness Campaign themed ‘Early diagnosis leads to early intervention: save a leg, save a life’ … The initiative was aimed at educating the general public and specifically diabetic patients at risk of feet ulcers and leg amputation, increasing their knowledge of signs and symptoms of this disease, and encouraging them to take care of their own feet … Diabetic foot is a substantial public health issue that affects people worldwide. Statistics show that twenty-five percent of people with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Limb salvage is the endeavour to save a limb from amputation, such as the foot … read more