Electrochemical Skin Conductance as a Novel Tool for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Risk Stratification and Prevention
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major and often debilitating complication of diabetes, contributing significantly to patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.Electrochemical Skin Conductance (ESC) is a promising non-invasive diagnostic tool that can be used to assess autonomic nerve activity.
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Pr. Solomon Tesfaye and His Quest to Eradicate Preventable Amputations
Pr. Solomon Tesfaye is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of diabetic peripheral neuropathies (DPN). His life has been a story of overcoming challenges with a mission to tackle one of the biggest problems facing people with diabetes – preventable amputations.
Diabetic Neuropathy Research and Withings Technologies Highlighted at The American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions
When the world’s leading clinicians and researchers gather later this month in Orlando, Florida at ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcer prevention will be spotlighted.
Neuropathy and DFU Prevention to be Highlighted at the ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions
When the world’s leading clinicians and researchers gather later this month in Orlando, Florida at ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcer prevention will be spotlighted.
Culturally-Sensitive Nutrition Education Studied for Pre-Diabetic African American Patients
Withings remote patient monitoring devices will be used by The Strelitz Diabetes Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and WelFore Health for a multi-year, ADA-funded study. In an interview with Dr. Henri Parson (EVMS) and Ann-Marie Stephens (WelFore), Dr. Parsons states, “If we are able to prevent (diabetes) in a population where it is very prevalent, with the idea of using food as medicine, then it is a huge outcome.”
LifeMD Partners with Withings to Transform GLP-1 Weight Management Care
LifeMD becomes the first virtual primary care provider to employ the advanced technology of Withings Rx-based, at-home Body Pro 2 scale, as well as its BPM Connect Pro blood pressure monitor, to track the impact of GLP-1 treatments on a real-time, daily, longitudinal basis.
What is Electrochemical Skin Conductance?
Electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) is a non-invasive measurement of the sudomotor function. It measures sweat gland nerve supply and assesses disorders of the autonomic nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system.
The ADA and Withings Join Forces to Reduce Diabetes Risk and Complications
Peer-reviewed studies have shown that only a fraction of people with diabetes comply with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) standard of annual foot exams. The ADA is now using Withings smart scales in its signature Project Power program to promote regular foot exams and better foot health for people at high-risk for diabetes
Small Fiber Neuropathy – The Under-Diagnosed Peripheral Neuropathy
In an interview with Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health, Dr. Khosro Farhad, a neuropathy expert at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, noted that small-fiber neuropathy is generally underdiagnosed because routine neurological exams and tests cannot accurately discriminate between large-fiber and small-fiber neuropathy.
