But keep in mind that information can be empowering, and these stats emphasize the importance of seeking medical care for foot ulcers as soon as you notice them. The list also highlights the close connection between peripheral artery disease PAD , which involves the blockage of the blood vessels in the legs, and what the likelihood is that diabetic foot ulcers will heal. Hopefully this knowledge will remind you to take care of your feet if you have diabetes.
There are some surprising statistics about how common diabetic foot ulcers are, how often they can lead to amputation and the ultimate cost of having a foot ulcer that results in an amputation. In the United States, every year about 73, amputations of the lower limb not related to trauma are performed on people with diabetes. After a lower limb amputation someone with diabetes remains in the hospital an average of days. Diabetic foot ulcers are preventable.
There are certain conditions that increase the chance an ulcer will develop as well as if it can be healed. Men with diabetes over the age of 60 are more likely to develop foot ulcers. Waiting to be seen by a doctor for a diabetic foot ulcer for longer than 6 weeks can increase the likelihood that the ulcer will result in an amputation. Infection is one of the leading causes of amputation due to diabetes-related foot ulcers.
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Beta blockers: How do they affect exercise? Lower-limb amputations may be rising in the United States after decades of decline, according to data published in Diabetes Care , the official journal of the American Diabetes Association.
The study, which evaluated hospitalization rates for nontraumatic lower extremity amputation in the years to using data from the National Health Interview Survey, evaluated estimates for populations with and without diabetes. Poorly controlled blood sugar that occurs in diabetes can limit blood flow to the lower legs and toes, causing nerve damage that people with the disease may not sense until problems have already developed.
People with advanced diabetes may develop wounds or sores that do not heal and eventually result in loss of the damaged toe or portion of the foot or leg. Cardiologist Foluso A. African Americans are 4 times more likely to experience diabetes-related amputation than whites.
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