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One woman's diabetes amputation horror: 'I was clawing at the walls'

Nicholas Jones
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Investigative Reporter·NZ Herald·
16 mins to read
One woman's diabetes amputation horror: 'I was clawing at the walls'
One woman's diabetes amputation horror: 'I was clawing at the walls'
Amputation

Pam Abraham's diabetes restricted the flow of blood to her leg so severely that the agony left her "clawing at the walls". Surgeries claimed the toes on her left foot, and an infection nearly killed her. Sadly her case is no longer unusual. Diabetes now causes close to 1000 amputations

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