Publications by authors named "Jacquelyn Ortiz"
Article Synopsis
- Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are costly to manage and often don’t heal, with links found between skin microbes, blood sugar control, and Vitamin C levels.
- A study compared the skin microbiome of DFUs, diabetic skin, and nondiabetic skin to see how these factors relate to healing.
- Results showed bacterial loads were significantly higher in DFUs, but no major differences in microbial structures were linked to blood sugar or Vitamin C levels, although uncontrolled blood sugar correlated with larger wounds and lower Vitamin C levels.
Aims: Persons with diabetes frequently present with lower extremity (LE) edema; however, compression therapy is generally avoided for fear of compromising arterial circulation in a population with a high prevalence of peripheral arterial disease. This double blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessed whether diabetic socks with mild compression could reduce LE edema in patients with diabetes without negatively impacting vascularity.
Methods: Eighty subjects with LE edema and diabetes were randomized to receive either mild-compression knee high diabetic socks (18-25mmHg) or non-compression knee high diabetic socks.