Describing Normative Foot Temperatures in Patients With Diabetes-Related Peripheral Neuropathy.
Brian M SchmidtSara AllisonJames S WrobelPublished in: Journal of diabetes science and technology (2019)
Normative foot temperatures in neuropathic patients were found to be inversely associated with seasonality at the toe and metatarsal level. Smoking and pack-year history demonstrate modest correlation previously unseen in temperature analyses and warrant further exploration. Normative temperatures in neuropathic patients can better inform new technologies for the prevention of diabetic foot ulcer and Charcot neuroarthropathy.