The Carville Center, it must be noted, served the public health long and well. It is a triumph for HRSA, for the Hansen's Disease Center, and for public health that the monofilament device and LEAP regimen are now preventing hundreds of amputations every year.
Science always favors the simplest approach.
A humble filament is created. A theory is tested. A devastating consequence of a terrible disease is avoided. Some day, I am confident, we will be able to prevent diabetes itself with equal ease. And until that happy day when diabetes, too, has a simple solution, we are committed to using what tools we have to prevent both the disease and its consequences as best we can.