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Zkuq on 01 July 2018

Eh. That's odd - and sad.



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captain carot on 01 July 2018

Mean age of 64 years and probably if not likely living unhealthy and definitely already having massive health issues before.



VGPolyglot on 01 July 2018

I know someone who has diabetes and had to have his leg amputated as a result. Unfortunately he still doesn't have the healthiest diet.



MoHasanie on 01 July 2018

Are DM patients more prone to below knee problems?



    

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pokoko on 01 July 2018
dx11332sega said:
Zkuq said:
Eh. That's odd - and sad.

What I dont get why doctors don't tell Diabetics that after amupation they have so little time to live?

Because it's not necessarily a cause and effect relationship.  Factors like age, lifestyle, and overall health are massive factors.  Someone who is 70 years old with an unhealthy diet might not live nearly as long as someone who is younger and willing to change bad habits.  I would guess that the majority of people who have an amputation due to diabetic complications aren't the picture of health to begin with.

A friend of mine had a leg amputated a few years ago.  Why?  Mostly because he wouldn't give up cheap snack cakes and Mountain Dew.  His amputation is more like a symptom of his irresponsibility than the cause of his declining healthy.  



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pokoko on 01 July 2018
dx11332sega said:
pokoko said:

Because it's not necessarily a cause and effect relationship.  Factors like age, lifestyle, and overall health are massive factors.  Someone who is 70 years old with an unhealthy diet might not live nearly as long as someone who is younger and willing to change bad habits.  I would guess that the majority of people who have an amputation due to diabetic complications aren't the picture of health to begin with.

A friend of mine had a leg amputated a few years ago.  Why?  Mostly because he wouldn't give up cheap snack cakes and Mountain Dew.  His amputation is more like a symptom of his irresponsibility than the cause of his declining healthy.  

What's his age? How many since amputation?

I believe he is in his 40s.  Probably been about 3 years since the amputation.  

In his case--and in most cases--amputation is but one of several factors affecting life expectancy.

"The mortality was significantly related to age and pre-amputation morbidity. The regression analysis showed that the risk of not surviving 30 days from amputation was six times higher for a patient with 4–5 co-morbidities when compared with one with 0–1. The risk of not surviving more than 1 month increased with 7% per each additional year the patient got older. The corresponding figures for 1-year survival were five times (comorbidities) and 5% per year (age)."  https://academic.oup.com/icvts/article/14/5/543/746325



Oneeee-Chan!!! on 01 July 2018

I love to eat fruits.



vivster on 02 July 2018

So you're saying that patients which have such a bad diabetic problem that they have to get limbs amputated might have a shorter lifespan than others?

You learn something new every day.



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VGPolyglot on 02 July 2018
vivster said:
So you're saying that patients which have such a bad diabetic problem that they have to get limbs amputated might have a shorter lifespan than others?

You learn something new every day.

Condescending Vivster strikes again!



Rab on 02 July 2018

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that's your responsibility, change to a healthier one (very little sugar, ton of exercise), move on with your life and be happy