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- Relationship to Diabetes
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Fewer people in the U.S. are undergoing diabetes-associated limb amputations, even though the rates of diabetes are increasing, according to a new study.
Diabetes can affect how people walk and can lead to serious complications that require amputating limbs. In 2008 alone, about 70,000 people underwent a limb amputation, according to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Limb amputations caused by diabetes account for 60 percent of all amputations in the U.S., including those resulting from accidents.
In the U.S., the number of people being diagnosed with diabetes has tripled from 5.6 million in 1980 to 26.9 million in 2010. According to CDC by 2050, one in three U.S. adults will have diabetes.
http://www.natureworldnews.com/arti...etes-related-foot-amputations-decline-u-s.htm
Diabetes can affect how people walk and can lead to serious complications that require amputating limbs. In 2008 alone, about 70,000 people underwent a limb amputation, according to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Limb amputations caused by diabetes account for 60 percent of all amputations in the U.S., including those resulting from accidents.
In the U.S., the number of people being diagnosed with diabetes has tripled from 5.6 million in 1980 to 26.9 million in 2010. According to CDC by 2050, one in three U.S. adults will have diabetes.
http://www.natureworldnews.com/arti...etes-related-foot-amputations-decline-u-s.htm