Group: Limbs lost to diabetes every day

Years of political inaction have resulted in shocking levels of diabetes-related lower limb amputations, a campaign group has claimed.

Every day a diabetes patient has a limb amputated — a drastic procedure that could be avoided, according to Diabetes Action.

It points out that between 2010 and 2011 there were 781 diabetes lower limb amputations — one of the tragic and costly complications of Type 2 diabetes.