Diabetic Complications and Amputation
Greetings Everyone!
Today I heard a really sad story involving a neighbor that was dear to me. She was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. An Older lady of Latino decent. Who raised the neighborhood children as if they were her own.
She was in perfect health other then her diabetes which seemed to be under control. She owned several cats. She loved her cats and was known for taking in strays and providing them medical care as well as a loving home.
Until the day she was scratched. It was a small scratch one that see didn’t feel worried about at all. There was no real blood. Nor did it really even hurt. Over the next few days that cut grew red and she still didn’t worry, and refused to go to the doctor.
The wound had gotten worse over the course of the last weeks, and when they finally got her to go to the doctor and get it checked out it was too late. The wound had gotten so bad that her leg from the knee down was amputated.
They have replaced her leg with a prosthetic one however she has more trouble getting around and can not take care of all her cats, she has given some of them up for adoption. Which hurt her very much. I still help her out around the house and take care of the ones she could let go of. Though she wouldn’t have went through this tragic thing if she would have caught it sooner. I often think there may have been something more I could have done for her in those weeks before the doctor.
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There are several thousand Diabetics that go through this same process each year. We must find a way to raise awareness of the problem though out our country. Let people know that things like this are serious but can also be prevented with the right care and attention.
Healing of cut and minor scraps are serious concerns for diabetics our bodies do not heal as fast as those without diabetes. The importance of support should be a great priority not one in diabetics but for senors as well. Watching and taking care of them is important to prevent unnecessary infections and other health concerns from arising. Each of us can do our part to raise awareness in our community. I hope you all will research and educate those around you about this issue to help lower the number of unnecessary amputations in our country.
For more information on this topic click the links below and do your part to save your community:
Health Link:
This place provides information on Diabetic Amputation in hopes of raising awareness.
Until next time!
Smiles,
Lisa
The L.E.A.P Program:
This program is full of useful information, provides preventative info, and screening.
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