Apollo Spectra Hospital in Alwarpet introduces an advanced super specialty clinic for diabetic foot care, aiming to improve early detection and reduce amputations as India’s diabetes epidemic accelerates.
Apollo Spectra Hospital in Alwarpet, Chennai, has opened an Advanced Super Specialty Diabetic Foot Care Clinic in a move it says is designed to improve early detection and treatment of one of diabetes’ most damaging complications. According to Express Healthcare, the clinic will bring together screening, diagnosis, treatment and limb-preservation procedures under one roof, with the stated aim of lowering the risk of ulcers and avoidable amputations while helping patients retain mobility and quality of life.
The launch comes as diabetes continues to rise sharply in India. The World Health Organization has said about 77 million adults in the country live with the condition, with millions more estimated to have prediabetes. Diabetic foot disease is often linked to peripheral vascular disease and peripheral neuropathy, which can reduce blood flow and sensation in the feet, allowing small injuries to become serious wounds. Apollo Spectra says timely screening matters because many of these complications can be prevented or slowed when they are detected early.
The hospital also held a free diabetic foot screening camp on August 7 and 8 for people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease, offering consultations, foot examinations and checks of blood flow and sensation, alongside advice on footwear and prevention. Dr Balakumar S, senior consultant in vascular surgery at Apollo Spectra Hospital, said early identification of vascular complications can help preserve mobility and reduce major amputations. The clinic will also use advanced wound-care methods, minimally invasive vascular procedures and reconstructive foot surgery, while Apollo Spectra says its wider Alwarpet facility already provides multiple specialty services and podiatric care.
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