The top 10 diabetes nations
International Diabetes Federation / Diabetesatlas.org
80% of people with diabetes are from low and middle income nations
International Diabetes Federation, 2012
The number of people with diabetes is increasing in every single nation
International Diabetes Federation/World Health Org 2012
Half of people with diabetes don't know they have it.
American Diabetes Association / International Diabetes Federation, 2012
Quiet. Slow. Deadly. Expensive: Chronic Diseases Account for 75% of our Healthcare Costs.
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Seconds Count: Every 7 seconds someone dies from diabetes. Every 20 seconds someone is amputated.
There are now approximately 79M people with pre-diabetes in the USA
That is the equivalent of the total population of 30 states.
American Diabetes Association, 2012
2010 United States Census
The population of diabetes in the USA is greater than the population of the nation's 10 largest cities.
American Diabetes Association, 2012
2010 United States Census
The population of Diabetes in Arizona (home of SALSA) would make it the fourth largest city in the state.
American Diabetes Association, 2012
2010 United States Census
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The yearly incidence of diabetic foot ulcers ranges rom 2% to 32%, depending on ADA risk classification
Boulton, Armstrong, et al, Diabetes Care 2008
Lavery , et al, Diabetes Care 2008
Sibbald, et al, Adv Skin Wound Care, 2012
Median time to healing for diabetic foot wounds: 147,188, and 237 days for toe, midfoot and heel ulcers.
Pickwell, et al, Diabetes Metab Res Rev, 2013
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Having a wound immediately doubles one's chances of dying at 10 years compared with someone without diabetes.
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Iversen, et al, Diabetes Care2009One third of patients seeking care for ischemic wounds die unhealed
Elgzyri, et al, Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2013
For people on dialysis receiving an amputation, 2 year mortality is 74%Ndip, et al, 2012, Diabetes
Diabetic foot ulcers double mortality and heart attack risk while increasing risk for stroke by 40%
Brownrigg, et al, Diabetologia, 2012
Chronic wounds affect some 8 million Americans each year. That's one wound every 3.8 seconds in the USA, alone.
Harsha , 2008 and Tomic-Canic 2010
Each $1 invested in care by a podiatrist for people with diabetes results in $27 to $51 of healthcare savings.JAPMA, 101(2), 2011
Podiatry care not only reduces amputation risk, but also dramatically impacts rate of hospitalization and reulceration
Gibson, et al, Int Wound Journal, 2013
Podiatric medical care in people with history of diabetic foot ulcer can reduce high level amputation from between 65% and 80%
Gibson, et al, Int Wound Journal, 2013
Instituting a structured diabetic foot program can yield a 75% reduction in amputation rates and a near four-fold reduction in inpatient mortality
Weck, et al, Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2013
