Health providers need to be aware of the danger of serious diabetes complications leading to amputation. Diabetes foot care is especially important to prevent lower limb amputation. Foot ulcers must be taken seriously, and the importance of maintaining healthy blood sugar levels and following a diabetes diet to avoid high blood sugar stressed.
Amputations Linked to Diabetes
Amputations Linked to Diabetes
01 Sep 2005
Pierre Lefèbvre
Hospital Management.net
Every year, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) organises the World Diabetes Day (WDD) campaig
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Diabetes mellitus: lower-extremity amputation rate.
Diabetes mellitus: lower-extremity amputation rate.
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
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* AHRQ quality indicators. Guide to prevention quality indicators: hospital admission
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Mental Health Linked To Amputation Risk In Diabetic Veterans
Mental Health Linked To Amputation Risk In Diabetic Veterans
December 21, 2007
Medical News Today
For U.S. veterans with diabetes, lower scores on a test of mental health functioning are associ
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