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The rate of limb amputations among diabetes patients in Sheffield is one of the highest in the country, figures have revealed.
According to the National Diabetes Information Service, almost a third more limbs are lost to diabetic foot disease in Sheffield than elsewhere in the UK.
From April 2009 to March last year there were 3.2 lower limb amputations per 1,000 diabetics in Sheffield, compared to a national average of 2.6 per 1,000.
The charity Diabetes UK has called on the NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group to commit to improvements in foot care for people with diabetes, saying many of the drastic procedures could have been prevented.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/healt...rate-in-sheffield-diabetes-patients-1-6200257
According to the National Diabetes Information Service, almost a third more limbs are lost to diabetic foot disease in Sheffield than elsewhere in the UK.
From April 2009 to March last year there were 3.2 lower limb amputations per 1,000 diabetics in Sheffield, compared to a national average of 2.6 per 1,000.
The charity Diabetes UK has called on the NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group to commit to improvements in foot care for people with diabetes, saying many of the drastic procedures could have been prevented.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/healt...rate-in-sheffield-diabetes-patients-1-6200257