J Endocrinol Metab

Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ISSN 1923-2861 print, 1923-287X online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 1, February 2012, pages 26-31

The Use of a Specialized Nutritional Supplement for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Reduces the Use of Antibiotics

Figures

Figure 1. Description of the study.

Figure 2. Quality of life/month.

Figure 3. Economic impact of the ulcer.

Tables

**Table 1.** Main Results
	First ulcer	Recurring ulcer
The data were analyzed with the SPSS Stat software ver 17 with the t-test for paired data. ^adata logarithmically transformed for calculation.
Age (ys)	64.8 ± 11	65.2 ± 7
HbA1c (mmol/mol) at the time of presentation of the ulcer	77.04 ± 15	78.1 ± 0.18 (P = NS)
Duration of the ulcer	215 ± 48	81 ± 16 (P ≤ 0.01)
BCMI^a	8.15 ± 0.21	9.27 ± 0.24 (P ≤ 0.05)

**Table 2.** Antibiotics Used and the Relative Cost per Course
	Without Ar-G-B	With Ar-G-B
Legend: Cost per cycle of the three antibiotics used: A = 89.48 €; B = 138.8 €; C = 624.15 €.
Total number of cycles of antibiotics	83	36
Total number of cycles of antibiotic A	34 (3042 €)	20 (1789.6 €)
Total number of cycles of antibiotic B	34 (4719.2 €)	12 (1665.6 €)
Total number of cycles of antibiotic C	15 (9362.25 €)	4 (2496.6 €)
Total cost of antibiotics	17123.77 €	5951.8 €
Cost of the nutritional supplement	0	2586 €
Total cost of treatment (antibiotics + supplement)	17123.77 €	8537.8 €