Grant: Project Grant

Every day in Ontario, 4 people lose a leg to diabetes and, that number is rising. Amputation can be prevented with the right kind of care; however, those at risk of amputation often have difficulty receiving the advice and treatment they need before it is too late to save their leg. The main goal of this research is to better understand amputation prevention efforts in people living with diabetes, focusing on evidenced-based comprehensive diabetes care (including regular foot examination, blood sugar management, cardiovascular risk factor modification, patient education). Big data analysis, studying over 1 million adults with diabetes, will shed light on the impact of comprehensive diabetes care on the risk of amputation. Based on our research, we will develop an action plan to advance amputation prevention for people living with diabetes in collaboration with stakeholders including patients and government knowledge users.