CHENNAI: With ample care and adequate prevention, 94 per cent of those diabetics with a high risk foot could avoid major amputation, according to a survey conducted by Dr Vijay Viswanathan, MD, MV Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram. “The study has revealed that loss of legs for these amputees has led to loss of livelihood as well, since many of them were in labour-intensive jobs. The study has shown that 98 per cent of the amputees were earning less than Rs 10,000 per month,” said Prof Vijay Viswanathan.Among the amputees, 27.6 per cent died during the course of the decade through which the study was conducted, involving 9,570 patients of the hospital in all. “With daily examination of foot, regular pedicures, and using the right footwear, amputation can be prevented,” Prof Vijay observed.Speaking at the event, Allan Mande, whose leg was amputated in July this year, recalled how his leg developed complications because he walked barefoot on the beaches of Goa during a holiday. What began as peeled skin, when left unchecked, finally led to the amputation of the right leg,” he revealed, asking people to not take their health problems lightly. Go to a doctor immediately, he urged all.
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