National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Dr. Fradkin welcomed participants to the workshop and said that Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of NIDDK, sent his regards and thanks to all those who made this workshop possible. The workshop is important because it focuses on one of the highest concerns among people with diabetes—the possibility of losing a limb. Although Charcot Neuroarthropathy (CN) only affects approximately 1 percent of people with diabetes, this is 1 percent of 24 million individuals, which is significant.