Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is currently considered the most severe of all late diabetes complications, resulting in deteriorating health outcomes, increased disability and reduced life expectancy.Aim: To study the frequency of occurrence of DFS in rural peoples with diabetes in Uzbekistan.Methods: Upon the international project WDF08-379 ‘Prevention of lower limb amputations in people with diabetes in Uzbekistan’, imple...

Of all the late complications of diabetes, foot lesions are the most preventable. The multidisciplinary approach to providing specialized help for people with diabetes can prevent the amputations in 49–85% diabetic foots.Aim: The organization of specialized help to patient with diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) by the establishing the network of ‘Diabetic foot’ rooms and training of multidisciplinary team of specialists (endocrinologist, surgeo...

Goal: Decrease a number of lower limb amputations in PDM in Uzbekistan by improvement of specialised help given to patients with DFS.Materials and methods: Prior to 2010 there were only 2 ‘Diabetic foot’ rooms in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2010–2012, CPA ‘UMID’ jointly with Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and Research Centre for Endocrinology implemented a project ‘Prevention of lower limb amputations in people with diabetes mel...

Goal: Decrease a number of lower limb amputations in PDM in Uzbekistan by improvement of specialised help given to patients with DFS.Materials and methods: Prior to 2010 there were only 2 ‘Diabetic foot’ rooms in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2010–2012, ‘UMID’ association jointly with Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and Research Centre for Endocrinology implemented a project ‘Prevention of lower limb amputations in people with diab...

Goal: To study occurrence frequency of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) in three pilot regions of Uzbekistan.Material and methods: Upon WDF project, ‘UMID’ Association of Tashkent and RRPMCE have screened T1DM and T2DM patients for DFS in three pilot regions (Andizhan, Tashkent, and Kashkadarya areas). 663 patients examined; of them 581 T2DM patients and 82 T1DM peoples in the 25–65 age groups with duration of the disease 5–15 years. Resu...