Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes is arguably the nation?s greatest public health challenge, affecting over one million Australians.
People with diabetes have high sugar levels in the blood which can damage nerves and blood vessels. In the legs, this damage can cause a lack of feeling and poor circulation to the feet, both of which can lead to foot ulcers, infections and eventually amputations. Foot disease affects more Australians than any other major diabetes complication, aside from cardiovascular disease.
Consider this: if every Australian with diabetes and foot disease formed a city they would fill Canberra. If everyone in a hospital tonight with a diabetic foot ulcer was admitted to one hospital they would fill Canberra Hospital. And there are enough Australians scheduled for a diabetes-related amputation today to make up the entire Canberra Raiders rugby league team.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/10/04/how-australia-can-reduce-diabetes-related-amputations/
Interesting to see that the Aussies are holding up the UK as some sort of paragon! 😱
People with diabetes have high sugar levels in the blood which can damage nerves and blood vessels. In the legs, this damage can cause a lack of feeling and poor circulation to the feet, both of which can lead to foot ulcers, infections and eventually amputations. Foot disease affects more Australians than any other major diabetes complication, aside from cardiovascular disease.
Consider this: if every Australian with diabetes and foot disease formed a city they would fill Canberra. If everyone in a hospital tonight with a diabetic foot ulcer was admitted to one hospital they would fill Canberra Hospital. And there are enough Australians scheduled for a diabetes-related amputation today to make up the entire Canberra Raiders rugby league team.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/10/04/how-australia-can-reduce-diabetes-related-amputations/
Interesting to see that the Aussies are holding up the UK as some sort of paragon! 😱