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The supervisor of the Muhammad Hussein Al-Amoudi Chair for Diabetic Foot Research at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Professor Hassan bin Ali Al-Zahrani, called for the need to educate diabetic patients about the complications of the disease on blood vessels, indicating that the amputation decision must be based on scientific foundations taken by a medical team A patient is treated for cases after making sure of the supply of blood circulation to the affected limb.
He pointed out - during the lecture he gave at the first international conference of the American Diabetes Association in the Middle East, which ended its work in Dubai - that the danger of the diabetic foot problem for diabetics lies in the possible disability of the patient, as 6 out of every 1000 diabetics suffer Due to a future threat of losing the limb, or when a chronic ulcer occurs that requires drugs and antibiotics that may harm the patient''s kidneys, who often suffer from complications of diabetes or what may accompany this from hardening of the arteries of the extremities and the arteries of the rest of the blood vessels supplying the heart or brain, in addition to the occurrence of deformities in the feet that contribute to Frequent sores and disrupted wound healing.
Professor Al-Zahrani noted that the problem is not limited to the health dimension. Rather, the problem of diabetic foot extends to include social, psychological and economic dimensions that are added to the health problems that the patient suffers, and at the forefront of this comes the patient''s loss of his job or the impact of his performance in it, and his suffering from psychological problems that may affect his life Marriage and his relationship with members of his family and society, in addition to the heavy burdens that financial spending on treating, following up and rehabilitating diabetic foot cases, which strains the health budget of countries where diabetes is spread.
He noted that the research teams of the Muhammad bin Hussein Al-Amoudi Chair for Diabetic Foot Research are continuing their medical research to reach a deeper understanding of this complex health problem, and that the results of these studies contribute to reducing this problem and its complications, and that the research contributes to enriching scientific research literature on this issue, as well as Researchers and their collaborators hope to make innovative and unique scientific contributions to methods of prevention, diagnosis, education and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and its complications.
Professor Al-Zahrani concluded by saying that awareness, counseling and prevention can significantly reduce diabetic foot cases, and knowing the condition and treating it also prevents amputation.
It is noteworthy that the participation of Professor Al-Zahrani was based on an invitation to talk about the achievements of the Scientific Chair for Diabetic Foot Research and to participate in some studies that were conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
The supervisor also donated a set of scientific publications to the President and Vice President of the American Association and to a group of attending doctors, and the accompanying exhibition was visited
