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Does Smoking Make Diabetic Foot Problems Worse? If you are a diabetic, smoking is one of the best ways to make sure that you end up with an amputation. But most diabetic patients don't seem to understand why. In this article, we explain the medical reasoning and biological effects of smoking. With a better undertanding, these patients should be equipped to make decisions that help them prevent amputations, heart attacks and other complications from the disease. You Can Make Sure Your Husband Doesn't Get a Diabetic Foot Amputation Diabetic foot problems are leading to a rapid and tragic increase in preventaable amputations. In this article, an award winning diabetic foot specialist discusses simple techniques the spouse of a diabetic can use to help prevent a diabetic foot complication. By following these tips, the spouse can take action, gain control, and help their spouse with diabetes live a long healthy active life and avoid a diabetic foot amputation. Three Problems That Lead To Diabetic Amputation Diabetes causes 70% of all lower extremity amputations. However, this is preventable. By understanding the factors that lead to diabetic foot sores, infections and amputation, diabetic patients can avoid this horrific and unnecessary complication. The factors contributing to a diabetic foot amputation are explained to raise awareness and educate diabetics about the dangers of diabetes to the feet. Former Pro Baseball Diabetic Amputee Knows How to Stay Positive Ron Santo is true baseball icon. And he has seen some tough times. If nothing else, he knows how to persevere. In spite of having both legs amputated from diabetes, he stays positive and hopeful of one day making it to the Hall of Fame. In the mean time he raises money for juvenile diabetes research. He gives hope to diabetics. A real hero and role model in the growing world of diabetes. Celebs with Type 1 DIabetes: Nick Jonas Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers is one of a rapidly growing group of famous diabetic patients. Diabetes is a condition that needs close prevention to keep in control. Even affluent and famous people get the condition. However there is new hope for diabetic patients in a number of new technologies and prevention strategies. Careful blood sugar monitoring, diabetic exercise programs and careful attention to proper foot care can prevent most problems.