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Every 30 seconds, a patient with diabetes requires an amputation:

Richard JL, Schuldiner S. Epidémiologie du pied diabétique [Epidemiology of diabetic foot problems]. Rev Med Interne. 2008;29 Suppl 2:S222-S230. doi:10.1016/S0248-8663(08)73949-3

70% of all amputations are caused by Diabetic Foot Ulcers:

Järbrink, Krister et al. “The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review.” Systematic reviews vol. 6,1 15. 24 Jan. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13643-016-0400-8

More than half (58%) of DFUs will get infected:

Armstrong, David G., et al. “Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Recurrence.” New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 376, no. 24, June 2017, pp. 2367–75, doi:10.1056/NEJMra1615439.

70% of amputated DFU patients will die within 5 years:

Armstrong, David G., et al. “ma.” New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 376, no. 24, June 2017, pp. 2367–75, doi:10.1056/NEJMra1615439.