(CBS) People with diabetes were once very likely to face foot or leg amputations. These days, that fate is not as common. A new report from the CDC revealed a dramatic drop in diabetes-related ...

Olubiyi Jibowu is raising money for a lighter prosthetic after having his leg amputated. "I couldn't even cry. It was just ...

One of the primary reasons for foot amputation in diabetic patients is poor circulation. Diabetes can damage blood vessels, restricting blood flow to the extremities, such as the feet.

Of these devastating conditions, loss of limb, or amputation, is one of the most-dreaded complications of diabetes. Every four minutes, a limb is amputated somewhere in the United States, and each ...

Diabetes, a prevalent chronic condition affecting millions globally, poses a myriad of complications when not diligently managed. Among these complications, the specter of amputation looms ominously.

TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 2018 -- People with type 2 diabetes who are taking common drugs called diuretics may be at a significantly increased risk of losing a foot or leg, according to a new French study.

Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputations, and 60% of those amputations occur among diagnosed diabetics, Albright said. "Many low-income workers are required to spend a ...

Here’s some good news for a change from the diabetes front: Lower-limb amputations due to diabetes complications dropped 65% from 1996 to 2008. In a study published this week in the journal ...

Diabetic people in low-income neighborhoods in California were up to 10 times more likely to lose a leg or a foot than diabetic patients in wealthier ZIP Codes, UCLA researchers have reported.

Fewer adults with diabetes are requiring foot or leg amputations as a complication of their condition, a new government study says. Between 1996 and 2008, the rate of lower-limb amputations among ...

In a 22-year study of male veterans with diabetes, foot ulcer and PAD independently predicted mortality, whereas amputation did not. Amputation can often improve quality of life, says one expert.

Lower-limb amputations may be rising in the United States after decades of decline, according to data published in Diabetes Care, the official journal of the American Diabetes Association.. The ...