Losing a foot to diabetes is terrifying, and preventable. How doctors are trying to help

Untreated Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating consequences like leg and foot amputations, particularly among Black Canadians. It is an issue doctors are working to understand and solve with early screening.

Losing a foot to diabetes is terrifying, and preventable. How doctors are trying to help
A man sits on an examining table at a clinic.

Untreated Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating consequences like leg and foot amputations, particularly among Black Canadians. It is an issue doctors are working to understand and solve with early screening.