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From the front page of the LA Times 3.22.09
Trying to save diabetic feet
Diabetes-related amputations have skyrocketed -- but doctors say that with vigilance, prevention and better circulation treatment, it doesn't have to be that way.
By Shari Roan
March 22, 2009
Los Angeles has one of the highest diabetes-related amputation rates in the country. Yet vascular surgeon Dr. George Andros can't seem to draw enough attention to the problem, which has skyrocketed not just here but nationally.
"It's not sexy," he acknowledges. "Who cares about diabetic feet? It has no sizzle."
See the link for the remainder of the article:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-diabetes-amputation22-2009mar22,0,7024042.story.
Trying to save diabetic feet
Diabetes-related amputations have skyrocketed -- but doctors say that with vigilance, prevention and better circulation treatment, it doesn't have to be that way.
By Shari Roan
March 22, 2009
Los Angeles has one of the highest diabetes-related amputation rates in the country. Yet vascular surgeon Dr. George Andros can't seem to draw enough attention to the problem, which has skyrocketed not just here but nationally.
"It's not sexy," he acknowledges. "Who cares about diabetic feet? It has no sizzle."
See the link for the remainder of the article:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-diabetes-amputation22-2009mar22,0,7024042.story.
