Shocking New Figures Of Diabetes Complications Released, UK

New figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal a sobering tally of over 300 heart attacks, 300 strokes, 65 foot or toe amputations and 38 leg amputations among people with diabetes each week. Due to the way hospital data is recorded, these figures may well be lower than actual numbers as occurrences in the same person are only counted once.

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Filed under: Diabetes on June 21st, 2009