Among patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor vs dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor use is associated with a lower risk for lower extremity amputation ...

In 2012, it was estimated that those with diabetes and lower-extremity wounds in the U.S. Medicare program accounted for $41 billion in cost, which is ~1.6% of all Medicare health care spending.

After experiencing pain in her leg, Courtney Echerd never would have guessed she'd lose her entire limb after undergoing one ...

Diabetes is a leading cause of lower limb loss by amputation in the United States. In this article, we look at why this can happen, how common it is, and how to help prevent it. We also look at ...

Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study ...

Patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit (AWV) covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need major lower-extremity amputations (MLEAs), according to research ...

A child who lived on the Indonesian island of Borneo around 31,000 years ago underwent the oldest known surgical operation, an amputation of the lower left leg, researchers say.