Diabetes-related stroke and foot amputations rising in Australia
However, hospitalisation rates for many major complications of the disease have stabilised
Admission rates for many diabetes-related complications have stabilised over the past decade, but admissions for stroke, hyperglycaemia and amputations for diabetic foot continue to rise in Australia, data show.
A study of trends for major diabetes complications shows the patterns are different depending on diabetes type, with improved management of type 2 disease largely confined to patients over 60, the authors say.
