ABOUT 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE LOSE THEIR FEET A YEAR FROM DIABETES

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ABOUT 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE LOSE THEIR FEET EVERY YEAR FROM DIABETES

Turkey Medicals member and Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology specialist Prof. Dr. about 400 thousand diabetic patients with foot wounds in Turkey, stating that, “Every year about 20 to 30 thousand diabetic patients lose their feet for this reason, that is, a limb loss is experienced,” was said.

Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology specialist Prof. Dr. BE, about 400 thousand diabetic with foot wounds in Turkey, these patients are afraid to go to hospitals due to the pandemic, he said.

“These people were unable to control the blood sugar patterns associated with diabetes, especially because they were afraid to go to hospitals during the pandemic. He developed serious problems with his feet and began to experience disruptions in their treatment. In addition, we also know that every year about 20 to 30 thousand diabetics lose their feet because of this, that is, there is a loss of limbs. And scientific studies have shown that half of these patients unfortunately lose their lives within 3 years due to the much faster development of diabetes complications,” he said.

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK) and ‘National Symposium on diabetic foot infections’ organized by Prof. Dr. “To all diabetics from this symposium, please take care of your foot, if you do not look, it can threaten your life, and remember that the fate of diabetics is not diabetic foot. It is a preventable complication. If you look at your foot well, you can prevent this complication from developing,” he said.

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REGULAR FOOT CARE IS IMPORTANT

A professor who drew attention to the importance of regular foot care for the Prevention of the disease Doctor in Turkey said:

“First, these patients should definitely have regular foot care from the moment they are diagnosed with diabetes. In other words, they should find out if there are any problems with their feet by contacting their experts, which at this stage is very important for podologists, that is, medical foot care specialists. If they encounter a problem, there are some centers in our country for this problem, although very few. In these centers, experts try to solve the problems of patients. They can refer to these centers. There are also such centers in Istanbul Ankara Bursa and Antalya Turkey University Hospitals and Turkish Memorial Medical Park Dunya Goz Acibadem private hospitals in Turkey.

They should go out there and try to solve their problems. In other words, it would be the smartest solution, the smartest way for them to solve their problems by contacting chronic wound care and diabetic foot centers where all doctors coexist, rather than going around the doctor. In other words, when the doctor goes around and refers to the doctors, some problems can be shifted because each doctor looks out of his window, and ultimately this can lead to foot loss. The way to prevent this is primarily foot care, sugar regulation, that is, blood sugar control, and when a problem develops, contact a center that specializes in this issue.”

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THE BASIS OF THE DISEASE IS IRREGULAR BLOOD SUGAR

Turkish Prof. Dr. the basis of the disease is the irregularity of sugar, stating, “the basis of this disease is actually irregular blood sugar and is very high. In other words, when diabetics ‘ blood sugar levels start to rise, some destruction occurs in the body. These are called’ sugar reflected in the kidney‘,’ sugar reflected in the eye’. In standing, especially due to impaired transmission of the nervous system, loss of sensation or circulatory system, that is, blood vessels due to impaired circulation damage occurs. We walk on our feet all day long, feet get serious pressure. After a while, this can lead to a pathological deformity in the feet, that is, disfigurement in the feet, both impaired circulation and impaired neural transmission. Ulcers can develop there without being noticed. People are trying to wear some shoes because they are beautiful shoes. They walk around their homes barefoot, something can sink into their feet. Especially in this winter season, they bring it closer to the heater, stove or heater to relieve the feeling of coldness in their feet, they can burn it. Because they don’t actually feel their feet. With such problems, wounds open. Again, these wounds cannot heal due to the destruction caused by diabetes in the tissues. In order to heal these wounds, it is necessary to use a number of special wound care methods. Because patients do not know this, they try to treat these wounds with cantaron oil or various ointments they hear from the environment, pomades or a number of solutions they know as antiseptic solution. And it can become even more irresistible. Then, when infected, especially when infected, 60 percent of foot losses are infections that develop in those wounds, they come to an incurable position, and eventually, unfortunately, patients lose their feet in Turkey,” he said.
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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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