St. Luke’s Medical Center Offers Tips to Prevent Diabetes-Related Limb Amputations During April’s Limb Loss Awareness Month & Foot Care Awareness Month

Each day, approximately 500 Americans lose a limb, resulting in upwards of 185,000 amputations in the U.S. each year. More than half of these losses are caused by vascular disease, including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, according to the Amputee Coalition. In fact, people with diabetes are significantly more likely to have a foot or leg amputated than the general population due to preventable foot or leg wounds and their improper care.

Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Offers Tips to Prevent Diabetes-Related Limb Amputations During April’s Limb Loss Awareness Month & Foot Care Awareness Month

Each day, approximately 500 Americans lose a limb, resulting in upwards of 185,000 amputations in the U.S. each year. More than half of these losses are caused by vascular disease, including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, according to the Amputee Coalition. In fact, people with diabetes are significantly more likely to have a foot or leg amputated than the general population due to preventable foot or leg wounds and their improper care.

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