Why diabetic amputations are increasing in Uganda
Dr Silver Bahendeka, a senior consultant physician for diabetes and endocrinology at Doctors Plaza Clinic in Kampala, says diabetes affects blood vessels, with those in the legs being the most vulnerable.
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Dr Susan Nakireka, a physician at Mengo Hospital, attending to Nambooze, who has a diabetic foot, at Nakaseke Hospital.
By Ibrahim Ruhweza
Journalists @New Vision
Hadjjah Nambooze, a 51-year-old resident of Nakaseke district, has been battling type 2 diabetes for the last seven years.
Her Husband, Ismail Bukenya, says the ailment has financially strained