Tag: Miriam E. Tucker

Low Vitamin D Links With Increased Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Researchers published the study covered in this summary on researchsquare.com as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed.

Key Takeaways

  • Low serum levels of vitamin D were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers in elderly patients with diabetes.
  • Average serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-D) (vitamin D3, the major circulating form of vitamin D in people) steadily decreased as the severity of diabetic foot ulcers increased, as measured by the Wagner classification.
  • Elderly people with diabetes should undergo routine vitamin D screening or receive vitamin D supplementation to prevent the onset or improve the prognosis of diabetic foot ulcers, the authors say.

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Ukrainian Diabetes Care, Insulin Access ‘Severely Disrupted’

Diabetes care and access to insulin and other medications in Ukraine have been “severely disrupted” since Russia’s invasion, with shortages resulting more from distribution problems than supply itself, according to multiple sources … In 2021, there were about 2.3 million people with diabetes in Ukraine, roughly 7% of the total population. Of those, about 120,000 have type 1 diabetes and depend on insulin to live, while a similar number have insulin-treated type 2 diabetes … read more

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