Detection of foot at risk of ulceration using a new version of the sisped software in type 2 diabetes patients in a primary care setting

Results Patients had an average age of 63,10±12,32 yrs., predominantly female (63.5%), and all of them had type 2 diabetes. The mean of HbA1C was 8,31%±2.03. Most of them had a foot at risk 1 (60,9%) and only 9,8% had risk 0. Risk 2 was present in 39% of the patients and 8,7% of the patients had risk 3. The presence of active ulcers was 3,2% and scaly foot, mycosis and ringworm were present in approximately 70% of patients. Discussion Our study has shown a significant amount of diabetic patients with foot at risk in accordance with the reality of developing countries, which reinforces the need for intensive prevention of the diabetic foot. The SISPED, in its second version, was shown to be effective in helping to prevent the diabetic foot and to choose the most appropriate care.