Training helps lower foot amputations caused by diabetes

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BANGKOK – Latest data has shown that a campaign over the past 4 years to better train medical staff on handling diabetes patients has reduced foot amputations by 0.5 percent to only 0.1 percent of all patients.

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Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr. Sophon Mekthon revealed at the 4th International Training Session for Podiatry that among complications brought on by diabetes, foot infections are a particularly dangerous side effect that can lead to amputation.

However, he acknowledged that through podiatry training sessions held over the past 4 years, healthcare workers have been upgraded to better deal with the impact of diabetes on the feet of patients. The instance of foot amputations as a result of diabetes has lowered 0.5 percent in the past 4 years to only 0.1 percent of cases. The reduction has had a national level effect of reducing the cost for such surgeries.