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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It causes poor circulation and the parts of your body with the worst circulation are your extremities i.e your hands and feet. That’s why when your in super cold water for a long time your radial pulse (The pulse on your wrist) feels weaker or lighter than the carotid pulse (The pulse on your neck)

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