tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586054935612761123.post2045083033497835464..comments2023-10-23T10:01:58.873-07:00Comments on Diabetes Amputation Prevention: Statistics on Life Expectancy After Diabetes Leg Amputation from GangreneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586054935612761123.post-61247748752923449482016-01-05T07:35:23.451-08:002016-01-05T07:35:23.451-08:00I feel like crying reading this. My fiance lost hi...I feel like crying reading this. My fiance lost his leg 5 years ago to diabetes(lbk). From that point to today he had 4 fingers removed one by one. Now his right leg is going septic and I know he will loose it too very soon. Despite this we are getting married this year but but keeping in mind the bleak life expectancy after amputation and the fact he has already passed 5 year mark I realise that our future is looking bad. penelopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659653088046373623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586054935612761123.post-89587171457503027152013-05-31T02:43:38.151-07:002013-05-31T02:43:38.151-07:00As soon as you got to know about the diabetes and ...As soon as you got to know about the diabetes and detect the Symptoms of diabetes of diabetes, you should start taking the balance diet and regulary visit the physician.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://diabetes-healthcare.com/how-to-prevent-diabetes/" rel="nofollow">How to prevent diabetes</a>diabeteshealthcarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763295219850712079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586054935612761123.post-38766043252456684672011-07-18T20:33:02.977-07:002011-07-18T20:33:02.977-07:00I am so glad I found your article, DR. I only wish...I am so glad I found your article, DR. I only wish I had found it 6 months ago. I had a very unrealistic opinion about this subject. I actually thought ," In this day and age certainly diabetics don't seriously have to worry about losing limbs to diabetes". Boy ! Was I wrong ! On March 8th ,2011,my 54 year old brother went to the hospital thinking he needed a muscle relaxer for the pain in his legs. He too was wrong. Due to his diabetes he had to have his right leg amputated, just above the knee. one week to the day later, he lost the other. After about 2 months in the hospital and rehab facility , he developed an infection and was back in I.C.U. It would be another three and a half months before he would see his own home and family and friends ( on his terms) again. Then it was back to the hospital with his right hand and particularly his middle finger turning black. He was placed on dialisis and anyway to the point... he never came home again. It was ONE day shy of 5 months , my brother drew his last breath.<br />Please keep writing and teaching , Dr. I feel our ignorance killed my brother and the only thing I think now about ," This day and age ", is<br />Ignorance is Not bliss... it is deadly and inexcusable.<br />Thank you again, Dr.<br />Sincerely,<br />Terri KendallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com