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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Dubai: The Fourth International Diabetic Foot Conference, which recently took place in Dubai, highlighted the dangers of uncontrolled diabetic foot ulcers and its consequences for patients, their families and the community.
Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common cause of lower limb amputation in the Middle East, as well as across the globe.
Statistics suggest that 70 per cent of worldwide amputations are due to diabetes, and 15 per cent of these are due to diabetic foot ulcers.
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/a7a00123-6286-4fa1-badf-0d81fe83cb8b.aspx
Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common cause of lower limb amputation in the Middle East, as well as across the globe.
Statistics suggest that 70 per cent of worldwide amputations are due to diabetes, and 15 per cent of these are due to diabetic foot ulcers.
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/a7a00123-6286-4fa1-badf-0d81fe83cb8b.aspx