In Poland, the number of amputations due to diabetic foot syndrome remains at seven thousand. How can this be effectively counteracted? Anna Sliwinska, president of the Polish Diabetes Association, is Medexpress' guest.
Diabetic foot: the data are alarming! What's next for diabetes patients?
Published May 15, 2023 11:17
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In an interview with CEO Anna Sliwinska, we talk not only about positive changes regarding access to new technology drugs for diabetic patients, but also about the situation of patients with diabetic foot syndrome. Poland remains at the forefront of lower limb amputations due to diabetes. For more than two years, a project-card of a health problem called "Treatment of diabetic foot syndrome" has been pending at the Health Ministry. What's next for this initiative? Is there a chance that the path of patients at risk of the consequences of diabetic foot syndrome will change?
