Medscape

Diabetic Foot Increases the Risk for Early Death

A history of diabetic foot events (ulcers/gangrene, amputation, or revascularization) is linked to around 50% higher all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study used data from the ...
Medscape

Fournier Gangrene Alarm: More Cases Linked to Diabetes Drugs

Fournier gangrene (FG), a necrotizing infection of the perineum, is a relatively rare but potentially fatal complication of treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, new data ...
Nature

Multiple Arterial Thrombi and In Utero Leg Gangrene in an Infant of a Diabetic Mother

This 2723- female infant was born at 35 weeks' gestation to a 28-year-old gravida 3, para 0 mother. The pregnancy was complicated by type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes of 16 years' duration. The mother ...
Newsweek

Fournier Gangrene: Fatal Infection of the Genitals Identified as Rare Side Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Drug

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have warned that a diabetes drug could increase the risk of ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Embolic Gangrene of the Extremities in Pneumonia; A Report of a Case Occurring in Diabetic Coma with an Observation on the Sugar Content of Cerebrospinal Fluid during Insulin Shock

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MedPage Today

Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop

Pemafibrate was tied to potential prevention of leg and foot ulcers in type 2 diabetes, a silver lining to the PROMINENT trial's otherwise disappointing cardiovascular results. In an exploratory ...