January 2007 issue of "Diabetes Care" magazine, the United States, Texas and Chicago, the clinical doctors published an article said that in the standard treatment of diabetic foot, based on an additional, that is, infra-red skin, every day Detection of foot thermometer temperature, can significantly reduce the recurrence of foot ulcers.
Texas A & M University Health Science Center, Dr. Lawrence A � Lavery and colleagues pointed out that the skin temperature is related to inflammatory tissue injury marks, but the signs are too small, and are not easily detected.
In order to observe whether the routine skin temperature monitoring will help detect early signs of damage, and prompted an immediate patient care, the researchers conducted a multi-center randomized trial. Object of study is 18 to 80 years of age are diabetic foot ulcers, and sensory loss in diabetic patients. 58 patients were randomly divided into the standard treatment groups, including physicians every eight weeks to accept a foot assessment, use of therapeutic insoles and footwear, as well as patient education programs. The second group of 56 patients to receive the same treatment, coupled with observation of foot with a mirror twice a day. Enhance the treatment group, 59 patients who were church everyday use of digital infrared thermometer test sites each foot, six temperature. Detection logs are recorded in all patients, the researchers asked them to notify the nurse should abnormal. Scientists have also proposed to strengthen the treatment group of patients, if they are symmetrical feet skin temperature differences between sites more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit, it is necessary to inform nurses. Until the temperature returned to normal, it can stop active intervention. The results showed that the first two patients treated in 15-month study period, a new hair similar to the frequency of foot ulcers were 29.3 ~ 30.4%, while the enhanced treatment group, only 8.5% of patients emerging ulcers.
R & D who said that since last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of foot health of the skin test thermometer has sold more than ten thousand branches. The device takes about 150 U.S. dollars, while dealing with foot ulcers for 12 months to spend 1400 U.S. dollars, a single arthropods to 38,000 U.S. dollars, it is a social and economic benefits compared to a high way.
