why does being diabetic have such a significant impact to your feet? How are they connected?

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Sparing the details, a colleague of mine recently had his big toe amputated due to diabetes. I wondered why being diabetic could lead to this as it’s common.

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diabetes causes poor circulation in tiny blood vessels as well as decreased sensation. the feet happen to be an area that has lots of very tiny arteries, naturally mediocre circulation, and aren’t an area of the body people give much attention to begin with.

so issues are more likely to occur and less likely to be noticed.

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