Part 6: Detection and Prevention of Foot Problems in Type 2 Diabetes

QUESTIONS KEY WORDS NO.ARTICLESIDENTIFIED9. Does improvedglycaemic controldecrease thedevelopment orprogression ofperipheralneuropathy?NIDDM/bl,co,pc,dh,dt,et,th AND(neuropathy.mp ORneuropathies.mp OR diabeticneuropathies/) AND glycaemiccontrol.mp OR glycemiccontrol.mp/ OR diabeticcontrol.mp) CI 99-04(Glycosylated hemoglobin/ ORhemoglobinA1c/ OR HbA1c.mp/)AND Diabetes mellitus/ EM6450NO.RELEVANTARTICLES016ARTICLESIDENTIFIED BYOTHERSTRATEGIESTOTAL FORREVIEWLEVEL I LEVEL II LEVELIIILEVEL IV TOTAL NO.REVIEWED &GRADEDHIGHESTLEVEL OFEVIDENCE(Glycaemic control.mp ORglycaemic control.mp ORdiabetes control/) and NIDDM/AND (peripheral neuropathy/ ORdiabetic neuropathy/ ORneuropathies) EM 99-04716Diabetes mellitus/co,rh,si,epAND Risk factors/ep,co,et,di,pc,si EM50NIDDM.mp AND (glycemiccontrol.mp OR neuropathy.mp)CO174410. Does appropriatefootwear reduceulceration andamputation?Neuropathy.mp AND glycemiccontrol.mp COTotal for Question 10(Orthopedic footwear/ OR shoes/OR footwear.mp) AND skinulcer/ AND diabetes mellitus/ M,CI4198226 (M)15 (CI)52522 (M)1 (CI)53 64 2 4 16 0 22 I(Orthopedic footwear/ OR shoes/OR footwear.mp) AND diabeticfoot/ M, CI221 (M)162 (CI)64 (M)51 (CI)(Orthopedic footwear/ OR shoes/OR footwear.mp) ANDamputation/ M, CI90 (M)67 (CI)10 (M)15 (CI)(Shoe/ OR footwear.mp) ANDskin ulcer/pc,co,rh,di, si,ep,th,etAND diabetes mellitus/co,rh,si,epEM537135