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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One of the hallmarks of diabetes is elevated blood sugar.
High amounts of sugar in your blood causes damage to blood vessels that builds up over time, eventually resulting in reduced blood flow to the extremities which results in necrosis if left unchecked.
It isn’t like this is specific to the feet, either. Uncontrolled diabetes can also cause blindness.
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