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Diabetes Support Group

AllaN01Bear

(23,583 posts) Tue Sep 12, 2023, 08:05 PM Sep 2023

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dear du members who are diabetic. [View all]

why do the drs remove limbs ? not that i have reached that stage and hope never to do, enquiring minds need input please . thanks in advance .

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dear du members who are diabetic. [View all] AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 OP

Circulatory issues related to the disease, primarily. eom Marcus IM Sep 2023 #1

thanks for your information. useful AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 #2

When the tissue can't get oxygen due to energy issues MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #3

Please say, "Have diabetes," instead of "are diabetic." Glorfindel Sep 2023 #4

Mayo Clinic: Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet emulatorloo Sep 2023 #5

It's a perfect storm kind of thing TexLaProgressive Sep 2023 #6

In my situation, I had a crack that developed on the callus of my right foot just beneath the two TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #7

and if infection spreads into the bone, that must be excised too. Grasswire2 Sep 2023 #8

Let me tell you about my dad... Medical_Mom Sep 2023 #9

Diabetes causes circulations problems, the feet, the legs may lose oxygen perfusion CharleyDog Sep 2023 #10

My 25 year old daughter became Type 1 at 6 SCantiGOP Sep 2023 #11

Give your daughter a deserved hug. TexLaProgressive Sep 2023 #12

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