Sentences with phrase «risk of amputation»

Another concerning complication that can result from taking this medicine is an increased risk of amputation of the leg or foot.

Professor Neal said: «We don't know why there was an increased risk of amputation, and further work is needed in this area.

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In 2015 the chances of losing a finger or limb in an Alabama parts factory was double the amputation risk nationally for the industry, 65 percent higher than in Michigan and 33 percent above the rate in Ohio.

Working in a factory farm, slaughterhouse, or meat processing facility, brings some of the highest risk of serious job - related injuries including amputations and accidental death.

Most of the work I did had risks of finger injury or amputation, however, so it came off often.

Ensuring people diagnosed with diabetes are able to manage their diabetes effectively in order to reduce their risk of developing long term complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and amputation should also be the long term goal of the health service.

People with Type 2 diabetes who have trouble sleeping are more at risk of eye disease, foot problems and amputation according to two new studies.

Badly managed blood glucose levels can increase the risk of long term complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputation, and short term complications, such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) 3 and hypoglycaemia4 (hypo).

• One in three people with diabetes do not realise that having the condition puts them more at risk of having an amputation.

A new study in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found minimal risk for severe infection with osseointegrated implants — a newer prosthetic system, press - fitted directly into the femur bone — that enables bone growth over a metal, robotic prosthetic limb in patients with above knee amputations.

But for now we urge caution in prescribing this drug to people at increased risk of suffering amputation.»

Up until now, there has been a lack of research to identify exactly which populations are at greatest risk for PVD, which can lead to heart attack, stroke and even amputation of the limbs.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

People with diabetes have a 40 times higher risk of losing a limb to amputation, says Semenza.

Gender differences in the impact of poverty on health: disparities in risk of diabetes - related amputation

April 18, 2011 Elderly diabetes patients with very low glucose levels have slightly increased risk of death A new study of older diabetes patients has found that well - controlled blood sugar levels were associated with a lower risk of major complications such as heart attacks, amputation and kidney disease, but the very lowest blood sugar levels were associated with a small but significant increased risk of death.

This disease shortens lives by almost nine years, on average, and wrecks quality of life by increasing your risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, infections, blindness, amputations and depression, just to name a few.

They are at risk of gangrene and amputation.

This led to an increased risk of infection, amputation and even death (especially after a surgery).

A 2005 study from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) involving more than 157,000 people with diabetes found that more than two - thirds weren't adequately controlling their blood sugar, which put them at risk for blindness, kidney failure, foot amputation, and other complications.

The Medical community will soon recommend liver transplant as a solution to this deadly epidemic: — RRB - Diabetes is a very serious disease — you are at high risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, impotence, cancer, amputation, blindness, gastroparesis, dementia and painful polyneuropathy.

Therefore, if you have to choose between a hormone that will make you obese, cause premature death, and put you at risk of limb amputation, and a hormone that guarantees a life full of virility, it's a no brainer which you would reduce.

However, it's still the amputation of the last toe bone of the cat and carries with it the same long - term risks of lameness and behavioral problems as does declawing with scalpels or clippers.

Obviously, the recommendation to inject vaccines at distal limb sites is intended to facilitate complete removal of the tumor and minimize the risk of local recurrence, following amputation of the affected limb.

For example, people with diabetes are at risk for a number of adverse health consequences, such as blindness, kidney failure, diabetic foot ulcers, or the amputation of a limb due to negligent treatment.

Even though machinery workers are at higher risk, hazardous equipment can be found in almost every plant and all employees must be aware of the danger of amputation.

Later in life, those who suffer an amputation will have a higher risk of developing diabetes, cramping, shocking pains and burning, and phantom limp pain.

Amniotic band syndrome: The baby may be at risk of strangulation or limb or finger amputation should the amniotic sac detach to become entangled with the infant.

There is little recognition that poorly controlled Type I diabetes, particularly in heavy smoking patients, carries a high risk of major limb amputation in the third and fourth decades of life.

Better management of the disease is improving cardiovascular disease risk factors and reducing complications such as kidney failure and amputations.

African Americans also have a 30 % greater chance of dying of cardiovascular disease relative to whites (Office of Minority Health, 2012), a twofold greater risk of type - II diabetes and increased likelihood of being affected by complications of type 2 diabetes, including heart disease, blindness, amputations, stroke and death (Konen et al., 1999).