Maria Akpotu knew that diabetic Veterans with mobility issues (unable to see the bottom of their feet) needed to see their extremities to prevent loss of limbs. She and her family found the solution.
Patients should feel comfortable asking their physicians questions, making requests, or expressing an opinion. If they don't, it could impact the effectiveness of their medical care.
Marine Corp Veteran Tim Foley maintains his goals of living a healthy lifestyle with live online yoga sessions. The free access helps Veterans with chronic pain, diabetes and weight loss.
VA’s groundbreaking partnership with Podimetrics helping to end diabetic limb loss is a great example of partnership and innovation.
A VA pilot study yielded promising results on a device to detect early diabetic retinopathy and a drug to potentially reverse the symptoms.
Many Veterans have hypertension and do not know it. It's often considered the silent killer. My HealtheVet has these steps to control blood pressure and lower your risk for heart disease.
Having diabetes can make eating out tough, but you CAN enjoy healthy foods at your favorite restaurants. Here’s great tips from MyHealtheVet to help you while you keep eating healthy for diabetes.
VA's new, non-evasive medical advancement Podimetrics Mat offers detection of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) as early as five to six weeks before they would otherwise present.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 84 million adults have the condition, and 9 out of 10 individuals with prediabetes don’t know they have it. Without weight loss and physical activity, it is estimated that 15-30% of those with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
The Podimetrics Mat, a new medical device that could prevent limb loss in Veterans with diabetes, is now in use at 15 VA medical centers. The mat uses thermographic monitoring of a patient’s feet to identify early onset of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to limb loss if not detected early.
The random plasma glucose test predicts who is at risk of developing diabetes within five years, according to a VA study. The finding could help Veterans avoid the disease or get earlier treatment.
W.L. Harris made it through combat in the jungles of Vietnam relatively unscathed, but some 50 years later, the 71-year old U.S. Marine Corps Veteran now battles a different life-altering trauma: type 2 diabetes.