Why does my grandmother's (and everyone else's) diabetes cause diabetic foot, and not the upper limbs? Is it because diabetes affects the vessels and nerves of the lower extremities and not the upper extremities? And if it attacks all vessels (and not only kkd), why does it only develop in the legs?
This is due to many factors, including a significantly greater load on the legs than on the upper limbs, insufficiency of the venous system due to standing or prolonged sitting. And most of all, the feet are often injured, practically with every movement. But the changes in the vessels are happening throughout the body.
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Jolanta MętrakIn addition to specializing in internal diseases, he also deals with professional weight loss, he works at the DAMIANA Medical Center and the "Czajkowscy" Polyclinic in Piaseczno (14 Kilińskiego Street).
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