Diabetes was previously believed to be a disease of the rich, a myth, which was demystified. Studies are showing an increase in diagnosis made of the same in younger persons, as well as the elderly.

Health care professionals must "sift through" the relevant data to determine the etiology of the patient's ulcer ... in 2005 reached 20.8 million people. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause ...

Diabetic foot ulcers affect more than 18 million people ... a good quality of life afterwards," Mr Chan said. "We've had young people who were hospitalised several times a year because of sepsis ...