Use of infrared home temperature monitor can help detect early signs of inflammation in diabetic patients’ feet, helping to prevent the development of ulcers and other serious complications such as amputation.
This was the conclusion of a study presented here September 4th by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, of Loyola University, Illinois, United States, at the 38th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
Diabetics with nerve damage often develop ulcers on their feet because they cannot feel that their foot is sore from an injury, Dr. Lavery said. “However, prior to developing an ulceration, the surrounding tissue becomes inflamed, and the inflammation can be measured by a change in local skin temperatures, often days before the tissue is damaged enough to ulcerate,” he explained
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