Healthy feet are not a given for everyone.

People with long-term diabetes can get a diabetic foot ulcers, foot wounds that heal slowly and can result in amputation.

Prevention of diabetic foot ulcers is possible...

In the last 15 years an increasing number of clinical studies has shown that ulcers can be prevented through home monitoring and easy, timely interventions such as taking rest or obtaining better fitting insoles.

... but currently too complex

Unfortunately, home monitoring is seldom implemented outside studies because it is currently too complex for people at risk and healthcare professionals to perform.

Secuped makes it easy to detect ulcer onset and avoid wound care.

The hard data is a call to action:

500 mln

More than 500 million adults are diagnosed with diabetes, almost 1 in 10.

25%

About 1 in 4 people with diabetes gets a diabetic foot ulcer.

20%

Almost 20% of diabetic foot ulcers does not heal and results in an amputation.

$ 13,500

Wound care for a diabetic foot ulcer takes almost a year on average at a cost of $ 13,500.

40%

40% of people with a diabetic foot ulcer gets another ulcer within 1 year.

Secuped

Secuped is a young company that strives to improve healthcare by helping people with diabetes to prevent the need for care. Our solution is being developed right now.
If you would like to know more, don't hesitate to reach out.

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Health~Holland has awarded a grant of EUR 442K to Secuped B.V. and the Leiden University Medical Center to develop a solution to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. See the Health-Holland DIAMOND project page for detailed information.