People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations, report shows

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more than 7,000 people with diabetes undergo a leg, foot or toe amputation every year – and the majority of those procedures could have been prevented.The report issued today says people with diabetes living in the lowest-income neighbourhoods are three times more likely to have an amputation than those living in the highest-income communities.It also says people with diabetes living in remote communities are at higher risk of leg amputations than those living in urban centres.