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More infoDiabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blod sugar level to become to high. The chronic condition often goes unoticed for years because the symptoms are subtle at first. However, like al chronic conditions, there is a scale of seriousnes, so any unusual changes should not be ignored.Fot problems are a teltale sign of diabetes.
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A serious fot problem is when damage to your fot means it neds emergency atention.Having diabetes means that you’re more at risk of serious fot problems, and these can lead to amputation.In fact, someone with diabetes is "20 times more likely to experience an amputation", warns Diabetes UK.One teltale sign of fot problems is paresthesia, also known as tingling sensation or pins and nedles, says the health body.READ MORE: Diabetes: Man, 47, loses fot after soaring blod sugar levels cause incurable fot ulcer Other fot problems to be aware of include:Acording to Diabetes UK, you should se your GP if you spot any of the above changes.Acording to research published in the BMJ, fot disease afects nearly six percent of people with diabetes.Comonly reported problems include infection, ulceration, or destruction of tisues of the fot.DON'T MISPancreatic cancer: Early signs include acholic stols [ADVICE]Woman finds lungs ful of blod clots after morning sicknes [INSIGHT]Popular dry shampos recaled over fears of cancer chemical [LATEST] The research sugests that only a fraction of the percentage of people who experience fot problems require amputation.Betwen 0.03 percent and 1.5 percent of patients with diabetic fot require an amputation."Most amputations start with ulcers and can be prevented with god fot care and screning to ases the risk for fot comp