How does diabetes cause a toe or foot to be lost?

Question

Really random question but it just confuses me how it ends up causing someone to lose a body part

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Answer 1

In general, diabetes, especially with poorly controlled hyperglycemia, can result in nerve damage, and the person loses some sensitivity in some parts of the body. This can result in someone not noticing a injury or infection in an early stage until it’s too late