Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: Diabetic foot ulcers are a common problem and result in lower extremity amputations. Research on the prevalence of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS), food ulcers, and high amputations reflects the state of diabetic aid.Materials and methods: The data from the Moscow Region DM register on the detectability of DFS, the number of high amputations, the presence of late complications that enable the development of ulcer defects – diabetic...

Material and methods: Data for 124 554 DM patients is contained in the DM register of Moscow region (MR) for 2004. Mortality is evaluated yearly.Results: Mortality as result of T1D was 1.92, and of T2D – 41.82 people for 100 thousand population. Mortality among men surpasses mortality among women for T1D (2.11 men/1.76 women), whereas the opposite was observed for T2D (58.79 women/21.81 men). Life expectancy after a diagnosis of sugar diabetes is ma...

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which requires dialysis or a transplant. Progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN) leads to development of chronic renal failure (CRF).Material and methods: Data for 124 554 DM patients who live in Moscow region (MR) is in the MR DM register for 2004. The number of T1D- 8747, T2D patients is 115, 534. These registers only contain information about registered cases of DN.<...