The operation was performed, in general, for diabetic gangrene distal to the ankle. There were no cases of gangrene or uncontrolled sepsis above the ankle. In 51 cases the procedure was done in one ...

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 ...

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 ...

In August 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about Fournier gangrene (FG) to the labels of all SGLT2 inhibitors, used to treat type 2 diabetes. And as reported by Medscape ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that a class of type 2 diabetes drugs in rare cases might cause a flesh-eating bacterial infection of genitals. The condition ...

Bill Crawford, a diabetic and double amputee, lies in bed in his living room in Watts. Because of delays in treatment, Crawford hasn't been able to get approval for the physical therapy he needs to ...

FDA LOGO BLUE The infection developed within several months of the patients starting SGLT2 therapy and the drug was discontinued in most cases. All patients required surgery and there was 1 reported ...

After the FDA last year slapped a warning label on SGLT2 diabetes drugs, detailing risks of an infection with a rare flesh-eating bacteria, a team of researchers has come out with a new set of numbers ...

A diabetic has no easy time of it. If he follows the orthodox treatment, he lives on a strict diet and takes daily injections of insulin. He must be on constant guard to avoid upsetting the delicate ...