Causes, Types, Symptoms, and Risk Factors Gangrene is the death of body tissue caused by poor circulation that results from the lack of blood flow and/or severe infection by bacteria. Gangrene usually occurs in the arms and the legs, but it may also happen internally and spread throughout your body. The sooner you diagnose your
Read MorePRESERVING LIMBS, SAVING LIVES Aseldom known fact: a major lower limb amputation due to complications from diabetes occurs once every 30 seconds worldwide. In Singapore, it is estimated that about 700 major lower limb amputations take place a year (approximately two per day). These sobering numbers reflect the grim outcomes that diabetics with peripheral arterial
Read MoreEvery year, Singapore hospitals perform roughly 1,500 diabetes-related amputations. This works out to about four amputations a day – a number that may go up as Singapore deals with a growing diabetes problem. The amputations are mainly due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – the narrowing or blockage of lower limb arteries. As a result,
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