October 2013 – Surrey Podiatrist: The Canadian Diabetes Association projects that by 2020, one in three Canadians will have diabetes, be pre-diabetic or have undiagnosed diabetes. These numbers are startling, but what is more shocking is the number of foot amputations this is causing. In 2011-2012, Canadians suffered 2000 foot amputations due to diabetic wounds1. As a result, prophylactic diabetic foot care is becoming more important and the role of the podiatrist in Canada is evolving. This will especially be important in cities like Surrey, where there is a higher incidence of diabetes amongst the South Asian population and the trend is increasing2,3.
2.) https://www.divisionsbc.ca/provincial/SNDdiabetes
3.) http://www.surrey.ca/files/population_health_profilie.pdf