Association of Hemoglobin A1c and Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

Betiel K FessehaChristopher J AbularrageKathryn F HinesRonald ShermanPriscilla FrostSusan LanganJoseph CannerKendall C LikesSayed M HosseiniGwendolyne JackCaitlin W HicksSwaytha YalamanchiNestoras Nicolas Mathioudakis

Published in: Diabetes care (2018)

There does not appear to be a clinically meaningful association between baseline or prospective A1C and wound healing in patients with DFUs. The paradoxical finding of accelerated wound healing and increase in A1C in participants with better baseline glycemic control requires confirmation in further studies.

Keyphrases

wound healing
glycemic control
type diabetes
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
case control