David Dean, MD, CHI St. Vincent Wound Center, discusses the risks of delaying care for diabetic foot problems.

Blood sugar isn’t the only part of the body that is impacted by diabetes. Causing nerve damage and poor circulation, diabetes increases the risk of developing a wide range of foot problems and it’s the leading cause of lower limb amputations in the United States.

With nerve damage and poor circulation from diabetes limiting the ability to feel pain, small problems can become serious if they aren’t treated early. For Alice Smith, the inability to feel a wound almost led to amputation of her foot.

свернуть