Divorced and male diabetics ‘at higher risk of limb amputation’

Obese people had less than half the risk (46%) compared to people with a “normal” weight.

The link between divorce and limb amputation among diabetics could be down to ‘a change in self-care and food habits’, researchers suggest (PA)

Divorced people and men could be more at risk of having limbs amputated due to complications of diabetes than those who are obese, researchers have suggested.

A study by Swedish doctors looked at the demographic, socioeconomic, medical and lifestyle risk factors associated with lower limb amputation among diabetics.