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Is gangrene a complication of diabetes?
Gangrene is a condition that involves the death and decay of tissue, usually in the extremities, which can be one of many complications of diabetes and if tissue dies it will have to be removed or amputated.
Can people die from gangrene?
Any age, though the average age is 67. Gangrene is when blood stops flowing to a limb or limbs and cells begin to die. You often get gangrene from frostbite, if you have diabetes, if you smoke, or if you get a serious burn or injury.
What circulation related problems are most common amongst elderly people?
cholesterol, Diabetes, high blood pressure, gangrene
What circulation-related problems are most common amongst elderly people?
cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, gangrene
What happens to a cat that's diabetic and cant go to a vet?
Untreated diabetes can result in blindness, gangrene extremities, even death.
How did Louis the 16th died?
• Louis xiv died form gangrene. Gangrene can be caused by any number of things, including diabetes, poor blood circulation possibly due to a weak heart or bed sores, or bacterial infection. But any specific cause on why Louis may have gotten gangrene would just be speculation.
Does gangrene smell?
Dry gangrene doesn't
What does gangrene look like?
what does gangrene look like? is it a dangerous disease to get over? how likely is it to get gangrene???
Can diabetes turn a penis black?
Fournier gangrene is a serious, rapidly progressive infective gangrene involving the scrotum, penis, and/or perineum caused by a broad array of microorganisms, acting in mutual support of one another (synergistically) and usually resulting from local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.
Most common injury to people with gas gangrene?
Anyone who has severe peripheral artery disease or diabetes who has the start of gangrene on their feet/toes and is not taking care of it. Gangrenous parts should be amputated to avoid the poisons from infiltrating the rest of the body.
What is the scientific name for gangrene?
The scientific name for gangrene is "necrosis." Gangrene occurs when there is death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow or infection.
What diseases or conditions may lead to amputation?
hardening of the arteries arterial embolism impaired circulation as a complication of diabetes mellitus gangrene severe frostbite Raynaud's disease Buerger's disease
