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What can go wrong with a Diabetic foot?
Dr Prashant Vas, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist explains what can go wrong with Diabetic Foot problems. The information is meant to inform and avoid these potential consequences with avoidance and early treatment.
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Consequences include infection, pain, includes worsening of the ulcer, multiple visits to an outpatient facility, and often also the need to be admitted to hospital if any of these cannot be controlled on an outpatient base. One of the most devastating complications of having a diabetic foot problem is the possibility of requiring an amputation either at a foot level or at a leg level.
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