DIABETIC FOOT: PREVALENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND FOOT SELF CARE PRACTICES AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS

Abstract

Introduction: According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF), approximately 425 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. 11.6 million deaths per year are directly attributed to it. Currently 39 million people in the MENA region suffer with diabetes. This region also has the second highest rate of increase in diabetes globally, where the number of people with diabetes is 
predicted to increase by 96.2% in 2035.315% of the U.A.E adult population are categorized as patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM).