[AMP-L] Annual Wellness Check May Reduce Amputation

[Wayne Renardson]

via MedWire News:

People with diabetes who attend an annual wellness check are 
significantly less likely to require a major lower extremity amputation 
within the same year, shows research from the US Diabetes Belt.  

The research was based on Medicare beneficiaries, who are entitled to a 
free annual healthcare check, and found a 36% reduced odds for 
amputation among people who attended their check-up.  

These associations were independent of demographic factors including 
age, sex, and race/ethnicity, as well as comorbidities, amputation risk 
factors, and access to care.  

Jennifer Lobo (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA), who 
presented the findings at the 82nd ADA Scientific Sessions in New 
Orleans, Louisiana, suggested that people who made use of the annual 
wellness checks had diabetic foot issues diagnosed earlier  

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Wayne R.