Amputation is not an inevitable progression of lower limb pathology in people with diabetes, and nurses can be central to improving outcomes – if they are understand the risks and know about the preventive action to take
Almost 4.1 million people in the UK are registered as having diabetes – a figure that has almost doubled in the past 15 years.
Nursing Standard. 38, 1, 57-60. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.1.57.s16
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