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Diabetes and Amputation: Why It’s Done and How to Prevent It Unmanaged diabetes can lead to amputations, usually of the toes, feet, or legs Causes include reduced blood flow or peripheral neuropathy Managing your blood sugar may help prevent it Limb loss
Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet - Mayo Clinic Preventing foot ulcers The best way to prevent complications of diabetes — including foot ulcers — is to manage your diabetes This includes eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, checking your blood sugar regularly and taking your medicine correctly Taking care of your feet will help prevent problems
Why Do Diabetics Have Foot Amputated - snhhealthcare. com Why Do Feet Get Amputated From Diabetes? Diabetes significantly increases the risk of foot and leg amputations, often due to complications like peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetic neuropathy
Your Feet and Diabetes | Diabetes | CDC Nerve damage About half of all people with diabetes have some kind of nerve damage Nerves in your feet and legs are most often affected Nerve damage can cause you to lose feeling in your feet Some people with nerve damage have numbness, tingling, or pain Others have no symptoms Nerve damage can also lower your ability to feel pain, heat, or cold Pain is the body’s way of telling you
Diabetes Foot Problems - NIDDK In this section: How can diabetes affect my feet? What can I do to keep my feet healthy? When should I see my health care provider about foot problems? Clinical Trials Foot problems are common in people with diabetes You might be afraid you’ll lose a toe, foot, or leg to diabetes, or know someone who has, but you can lower your chances of having diabetes-related foot problems by taking care