Numbers of Diabetes Related Amputations Drop Dramatically

Wed, 25 Jan 2012
American governmental research shows a decline in the numbers of foot and leg amputations, once quite common for diabetics . This is probably due to better treatments.

This rate has halved since the mid 1990s, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind.

For older diabetics, amputations have declined from more than 11 to about 4 per 1,000 people, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week.

Other diabetes studies also back up this trend in reductions of the number of people who have lost toes, feet and legs. The scale of the improvement is reassuring.

Diabetes occurs due a build up of sugar in the blood.

Approximately a tenth of American adults have it, and it is the seventh most common cause of death in the USA.

Diabetes has escalated in the USA, fuelled by obesity related Type 2 diabetes .

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