{"id":109994,"date":"2016-08-31T01:33:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T01:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/amputations-caused-by-diabetes-now-at-20-per-day-say-diabetes-uk\/"},"modified":"2016-08-31T01:33:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T01:33:37","slug":"amputations-caused-by-diabetes-now-at-20-per-day-say-diabetes-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/amputations-caused-by-diabetes-now-at-20-per-day-say-diabetes-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Amputations caused by diabetes now at 20 per day say Diabetes UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Diabetes UK say  the number of amputations linked to the disease is rising<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>The number of amputations in Britain\u00a0<\/span><span>is now 7,370 a year &#8211; up from 7,042<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>Chris Askew, of Diabetes UK, said the new figure is a &#8216;huge concern&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Ward For The Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  18:28 EST, 30 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  18:59 EST, 30 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d28988e9e01425f1\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/31\/00\/221597EF00000578-0-image-a-24_1472598624381.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The number of patients requiring diabetes-related amputations in England has reached its highest ever level\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The number of patients requiring diabetes-related amputations in England has reached its highest ever level<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The number of patients requiring diabetes-related amputations in England has reached its highest ever level, with 20 a day now requiring treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">New figures, released by Diabetes UK and based on data from Public Health England, show that the number of amputations arising from diabetes-related complications is now 7,370 a year. The previous figure was 7,042.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since their release, the figures have prompted new calls for improved foot care and experts have estimated that as many as four out of five amputations could even be avoided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Of the amputations that do occur, 80 per cent begin as foot ulcers and are largely avoidable if they are detected early enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But while the charity has managed to help cause a drop in the nation&#8217;s major amputation rate since 2012, it voiced concern over the difference in rates across the country, with a gap between the best and worst performing areas continuing to widen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Major amputation is surgery to the limb above the ankle.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/31\/00\/108C14D000000514-0-image-m-4_1472598011688.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Junior doctors plotting five-day strikes: Staff want to&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/30\/15\/37B6F38E00000578-0-image-m-105_1472567651879.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Boss of a failing health trust steps down \u00bf but is&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And data suggests that some NHS trusts are 10 times more likely than others to resort to an amputation than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The areas more successful in tackling diabetes-related amputation have shown that they were continually able to lower the rates of amputation, while those who were performing poorly had not made progress in the last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The charity has now called for &#8216;targeted action&#8217; to help address the disparity.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c5c8a3d4eccbe6ee\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/31\/00\/16B91BAF000005DC-0-image-a-25_1472598978382.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\" alt=\"New figures, released by Diabetes UK, show that the number of amputations arising from diabetes-related complications has gone up\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">New figures, released by Diabetes UK, show that the number of amputations arising from diabetes-related complications has gone up<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chris Askew, the chief executive of Diabetes UK, said: &#8216;The fact that the total number of amputations is continuing to rise is a huge concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We know the devastating impact they have on people&#8217;s lives as well as the huge cost to the NHS, yet we are not seeing action happening quickly enough across all areas of the country to address this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We have seen some areas making real efforts to improve the poor state of diabetes footcare, but these figures are a stark reminder that there is still so much more to be done, especially with regard to significant variation from GP practices and between different health areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s a travesty that good quality foot care is a postcode lottery. 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