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Question
I question this statement: "Diabetes is the
leading cause of amputation of the lower limbs." While diabetes complicates
the healing process and adversely effects recovery, is it true that you must
have received an injury (e.g.. a bruise, blister or cut) before the
complications set in? In other words, can you say that diabetes
alone can cause amputations?
Answer
You're quite correct. Merely having diabetes doesn't cause amputations.
First of all, you have to have diabetes with high blood sugar. This leads
to an increased propensity to infection along with poor wound healing. You
will also need to have for vascularization and poor nerve sensory function,
which is also caused by years of high blood sugar. And then you have to
have a triggering event that causes of break in the skin.
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