Diabetic foot complications prevention: Stopping amputation before it starts
Since 2023, while volunteering at an amputee sports competition in Los Angeles, I encountered athletes whose amputations resulted from complications of diabetes. In many cases, limb loss did not begin with a catastrophic injury, but with gaps in preventive care that allowed small, manageable wounds to progress into irreversible outcomes.
Participants traveled long distances to attend the competition, seeking peer support and health information that was often unavailable in their home …
Diabetic foot complications prevention: Stopping amputation before it starts
