title: Diabetes and foot care.
abstract: Essential facts People with diabetes are 30 times more likely to have an amputation than those without the condition, and up to 80 per cent of these are believed to be preventable. There are more than 6,000 amputations a year in England. These operations are costly to the NHS and have a devastating effect on the patient. Only 50 per cent of people with diabetes who undergo an amputation survive for two years.
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D006113:United Kingdom