Macrovascular complications of DM and the diabetic foot

Question 1

What are the common macrovascular complication of DM?

Answer 1

Ischaemic heart disease
Cerebrovascular
Renal artery stenosis
Peripheral vascular disease

Question 2

What affect does solely glycaemic control have on mortality associated with T2DM?

Answer 2

Little effect - Many risk factors must be aggressively tackled for significant reduction in mortality risk.

Question 3

What are the types of diabetic foot?

Answer 3

The neuropathic foot – numb, warm, dry, palpable foot pulses, ulcers at points of high pressure loading.

The ischaemic foot – cold, pulseless, ulcers at the foot margins.

The neuro-ischaemic foot – numb, cold, dry, pulseless, ulcers at points of high pressure loading and at foot margins