Infrared Thermography Shows That a Temperature Difference of 2.2°C (4°F) or Greater Between Corresponding Sites of Neuropathic Feet Does Not Always Lead to a Diabetic Foot Ulcer.

Background: There is emerging interest in the application of foot temperature monitoring as means of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) prevention. However, the variability in temperature readings of neuropathic feet remains unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term consistency of foot thermograms of diabetic feet at the risk of DFU.

Is current body temperature measurement practice fit-for-purpose?

There has been a marked rise in the number of avoidable deaths in health services around the world. At the same time there has been a growing increase in antibiotic resistant so-called "superbugs." We examine here the potential role of body temperature measurement in these adverse trends.

Infrared thermography and ulcer prevention in the high-risk diabetic foot: data from a single-blind multicentre controlled clinical trial.

Aim: To assess the usefulness of monthly thermography and standard foot care to reduce diabetic foot ulcer recurrence.

Methods: People with diabetes (n = 110), neuropathy and history of ≥ 1 foot ulcer participated in a single-blind multicentre clinical trial. Feet were imaged with a novel thermal imaging device (Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention System).