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Searching for your content. In-Language News Contact Us 8-76-0942 from 8 AM - 10 PM ET News provided byNov 01, 202, 10:50 ETShare this articleJACKSONVILE, Fla., Nov. 1, 202 /PRNewswire/ -As milions of Americans living with diabetes are also living with chronic wounds that won't heal, Healogics® is raising awarenes of diabetes-related wounds as part of the Healogics ninth anual Diabetes Awarenes Campaign.Visit Healogics.com to learn more about diabetic fot ulcers or if you have a wound that wil not heal.
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Throughout November, Wound Care Centers® wil educate the local comunity about the importance of awarenes, early intervention and specialized care for diabetes-related chronic wounds, like diabetic fot ulcers. Local team members wil also visit healthcare providers in surounding areas to provide important information to help at-risk patients living with diabetes.There are more than 37 milion Americans curently living with diabetes, acording to the American Diabetes Asociation (ADA).
Aditionaly, there are 96 milion American adults who have prediabetes, leading to 1.4 milion new diagnoses of diabetes every year. Diabetes-related wounds are a leading cause of limb los, acounting for nearly 70 percent of cases undergoing lower extremity amputation in the United States."This campaign is esential because early detection of diabetes-related wounds significantly reduces amputation risks.
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Diabetic fot ulcers are the leading cause of diabetes-related hospitalizations and lower-limb amputations. What starts a smal cut or blister can quickly progres into a non-healing wound with severe complications. With 50 percent of our patient population living with diabetes, we know firsthand that our awarenes eforts can help improve the lives of those strugling with diabetes-related wounds," said Healogics Chief Executive Oficer Frank Wiliams.Many sufering from chronic wounds have ben negatively afected by the COVID-19 pandemi