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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A diabetic charity has warned that people who suffer from the condition are in increasing danger of having feet amputated because of an "appalling lack" of care.
The charity said a survey of 206 hospitals in England and Wales found 84 did not have specialist diabetic foot-care teams.
A complication of the condition is that it can prevent blood reaching the feet and lead to gangrene and amputation if it is not spotted in time.
Ulcers usually form on the feet and can be treated before amputation is required.
http://www.healthcare-today.co.uk/news/severe-lack-of-diabetic-specialist-services/22446/
The charity said a survey of 206 hospitals in England and Wales found 84 did not have specialist diabetic foot-care teams.
A complication of the condition is that it can prevent blood reaching the feet and lead to gangrene and amputation if it is not spotted in time.
Ulcers usually form on the feet and can be treated before amputation is required.
http://www.healthcare-today.co.uk/news/severe-lack-of-diabetic-specialist-services/22446/