– Why does untreated diabetes cause parts of limbs to die?
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It’s caused by the destruction of the small blood vessels in the legs which vastly hinder the ability of your immune system to function in limbs that are infected.
In addition, the nerves are also damaged by the diabetes which makes it so a lot of people don’t know that they are cut/hurt in the limbs (especially feet) and sometimes it takes a long time for them to figure it out (because no pain receptors) which means they don’t treat it well/ when they do it’s often to late and the infection is too deep.
The main problem actually is that usually people with untreated diabetes have in general neglected their health and poor hygiene, so it’s like a double hitter. They are both more prone for infections and also when they do get them, their body can’t fight it off as well.
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