Emphasizing Limb Loss Prevention with the New ALPS Student Chapter at TUSPM
Temitope Elizabeth Adebayo and Benita Jebackumar, two second-year students at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (TUSPM), have seen the impact of diabetes and amputation firsthand in their families. Adebayo recalls losing a family member to diabetes and amputation. Jebackumar says her great grandmother lost a leg due to diabetic gangrene and her grandmother passed away after a combination of osteomyelitis and vascular complications…