During the implementation of the project “Silver University”, on February 17, 2023, an assistant of the Department of Therapy of SMU, NCJSC Sarsebayeva G.S. held a conversation in the State Institution “Medical and social institution for the elderly and disabled of the general type of Semey” on the topic “Prevention and treatment diabetic foot syndrome.

Diabetic foot syndrome is a common complication of diabetes. The occurrence of diabetic foot complications largely depends on the behavior of the patient himself, and if certain rules for foot care are observed, it can reduce the risk of developing this complication. That is why we attach great importance to prevention methods that are easy to follow in everyday life.

During the conversation, patients learned about the causes and mechanisms of this disease, its main types and symptoms, risk factors, necessary prevention and timely treatment of diabetes. They received answers to all their questions and memos “Prevention of the development of complications of diabetes.”[/vc_column_text]