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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
ATLANTA (AP) ? Foot and leg amputations were once a fairly common fate for diabetics, but new government research shows a dramatic decline in limbs lost to the disease, probably due to better treatments.
The rate has fallen by more than half since the mid-1990s, according to what is being called the most comprehensive study of the trend.
For older diabetics, amputations dropped from more than 11 to about 4 per 1,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
Other diabetes studies have shown declines in lost toes, feet and legs, but not as dramatic.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...FKNQLw?docId=9d5795aeae524585987ce23abf738e7a
The rate has fallen by more than half since the mid-1990s, according to what is being called the most comprehensive study of the trend.
For older diabetics, amputations dropped from more than 11 to about 4 per 1,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
Other diabetes studies have shown declines in lost toes, feet and legs, but not as dramatic.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...FKNQLw?docId=9d5795aeae524585987ce23abf738e7a