Diabetic foot disease kills more Australians than many cancers, costs $1.6b a year

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Updated September 28 2018 - 2:22pm, first published September 5 2018 - 12:00am
LACK OF SERVICES: Many Australians are losing limbs because of diabetic foot disease.
LACK OF SERVICES: Many Australians are losing limbs because of diabetic foot disease.

EVERY two hours in Australia a limb is amputated because of diabetic foot disease (DFD).

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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