Temperature Check May Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcer

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On 9 Jan 2007 20:19:12 -0800, "Kurt" <kurtwheeling1965@hotmail.com>
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>
>or
>
>http://tinyurl.com/ybfu2p

It should be standard practice to profile the leg
temperature of most diabetics peiodically.

I used equipment that would serve this task
back in the early 1960's Allegedly a few found it
provided an excellent purpose on oberving
some females.

Better docs at least---- do thumb test.

Since the equipment requires LN2 to
put the sensor at the required low
temperatures. Funds should be provided
to promote it's use. It is a bit expensive

A scan will identify a lot of problems.

Glad the docs are finally noticing this
old equipment. A farmer here has
been using the cheap single point units for years.

I took a profile of my lost leg and it became
obvious he did not know what he was being
presented with.

Anyway the final cost of my case would have
paid for a lot of units. But the training of docs in it's use
would be a fortune. We had low grade techs usng
it easily. in couple of days.

But then,it takes time and knowledge to treat a condition
if it is noted.Just call it charcots foot and move on.,
..
Guy

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guy <guys@consolidated.neet> wrote:
> On 9 Jan 2007 20:19:12 -0800, "Kurt" <kurtwheeling1965@hotmail.com>
> wrote:

>>http://diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarti...althewEDIT.xml
>>
>>or
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/ybfu2p

> It should be standard practice to profile the leg
> temperature of most diabetics peiodically.

> I used equipment that would serve this task
> back in the early 1960's Allegedly a few found it
> provided an excellent purpose on oberving
> some females.

> Better docs at least---- do thumb test.

> Since the equipment requires LN2 to
> put the sensor at the required low
> temperatures. Funds should be provided
> to promote it's use. It is a bit expensive

> A scan will identify a lot of problems.

> Glad the docs are finally noticing this
> old equipment. A farmer here has
> been using the cheap single point units for years.

> I took a profile of my lost leg and it became
> obvious he did not know what he was being
> presented with.

> Anyway the final cost of my case would have
> paid for a lot of units. But the training of docs in it's use
> would be a fortune. We had low grade techs usng
> it easily. in couple of days.

> But then,it takes time and knowledge to treat a condition
> if it is noted.Just call it charcots foot and move on.,
> .
> Guy

It's not difficult or expensive to do this roughly but still usefully
these days with a remote IR spot reading radiation temperature
sensor. You just need to do it in a cold room with a cold device to
reduce the noise from comparable ambient and sensor temps. Or with
patience you can do it with a contact thermometer.

Another useful indicator is lower leg blood pressure readings compared to
those taken elsewhere.

In both cases what you're checking for is reduced circulation in the
lower legs.

--
Chris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]