Proposal of a hub of information from different instruments aimed at early detection of diabetic foot complications

To determine the evolution of diabetic foot, instruments that measure the changes in different physical properties of foot tissues were proposed. These properties are affected by the diabetes disease. The information provided by each instrument will be concentrated and will be presented on a single screen. The proposed instruments measure the temperature at the plant of the foot, present the thermography image of the foot, scan the electrical impedance at the plant and measure the blood flow. It is proposed a single electronic instrument that will contain independent modules of each measurement system. There will be a data bus used to transmit the information for recording and retrieving the measurements as well as the clinical history of each patient. This article shows the first results of the electronic proposal and the results of the first tests in patients.