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Though the UK may be somewhat different than the US, the symptoms of diabetes are the same wherever you are in the world.  If you are living with diabetes and taking care of yourself through proper diet and weight, regular exercise and regular health care and medication as necessary, it is well known that you can avoid some of the more serious issues such as kidney disease, kidney failure, heart disease and amputations.  If you are not able to totally eliminate these things, you can certainly delay them or diminish their effects.

An important report from the UK, however, shows that too many people are not taking care of themselves and their diabetes to the extent that they should.  As a result,  about 100 people per week have a limb amputated due to diabetes and the complications from the disease. 

The disease affects over 2 million people in Britain vs. over 20 million people in the United States.  Diabetes UK has said that it is urgent that there needs to be much more awareness of diabetes and its complications such as heart attacks, blindness, kidney failure, blindness and strokes.  Another complication is that about 7 out of 10 people that have amputations will die within 5 years.

People with diabetes need to have as much support as possible, plus guidance and clinical care to minimize the risk of amputation.  They need to be able to see more podiatrists on a regular basis to prevent foot ulcers and gangrene, which too often lead to amputation. 

It is essential that individuals with diabetes get the information they need and learn all they can about diabetes, its symptoms and its complications to prevent some of the more drastic issues that arise, such as the need for amputation.  The issues are critical since they are life changing events.  In addition, many amputations can be prevented with better management of a person’s diabetes.