Here is more information on Diabetes and things you can do to look after your feet and help to prevent Diabetes related amputations from HEALTH SEARCH ONLINE:
For generations perhaps the greatest fear of many diabetics has been the fear of needing to have their feet or lower legs amputated, and being relegated to a wheelchair. [...]
Of all long-term complications of diabetes, the most preventable are foot problems. These foot problems mostly arise from how people with diabetes care for themselves and from how they are cared for by their physicians. People with diabetes have a high risk of developing ulcers (wounds) on their feet.
If these wounds are not properly cared [...]
By Laurence J. Ronan and Lisa I. IezzoniFebruary 9, 2010
IN THE aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, one group requires special attention: Those permanently disabled by devastating injuries. The exact number of newly disabled Haitians is unknown, but the wounds are obvious: amputations of arms, legs, hands, and feet; paralyzing brain and spinal cord injuries; extensive [...]
by Gallia Watch
(by Tiberge)
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A woman pulled alive from the rubble following the [...]
My husband has diabetes and has had a wound on his foot for six weeks. Despite getting treatment, the wound has not healed. Doctors are warning that his foot may have to be amputated. This seems rather drastic. Is there anything else we can do?
Up to 15 percent of the estimated 17 million Americans with [...]
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