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• An estimated 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1.3 million new cases will be diagnosed each year.
• High blood glucose from diabetes causes two problems that can hurt your feet:

1. Nerve damage - With damaged nerves, you might not feel pain, heat, or cold in your legs and feet.  A sore or cut on your foot may get worse or infected because you do not know it is there.  About 60-70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nerve damage.
2. Poor blood flow - Poor blood flow makes it hard for a foot sore or infection to heal.

• One of the most common causes of foot sores is ill-fitting shoes/socks.
• Due to complications caused by foot sores, or infections, people with diabetes are more likely to have a foot or leg amputated than other people.  In fact, more than 60% of non-traumatic lower limb amputations in the United States occur among people with diabetes.
• Comprehensive foot care programs can reduce amputation rates by 45% to 85%.

SOURCE:  BSN-JOBST, Inc.

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