The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 51
DIABETES
Preventing amputations from diabetes
Up to 25% of people with diabetes will
develop a diabetes-related foot ulcer,
which eventually requires amputation in
20% of cases.
In addition, people living in rural Australia are
up to 11-times more likely to be hospitalised
for diabetes-related amputations than people
in metropolitan areas.
To improve these outcomes, Dr Emma
Solly from SAHMRI and Adelaide
University is investigating a new, more
targeted, microRNA therapy believed
to be able to restore diabetes-impaired
blood vessel growth and wound healing,
to prevent amputation.
This work is life-changing – thank you!
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