Diabetes: Removing a limb to save your life


Dr Siti Hawa examining diabetic patient Ravinder Kaur Rattan Singh's residual leg. — Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

If you were born with all your limbs intact, you’d ideally want to keep them functioning well until the end.

Unfortunately, diseases such as diabetes rob some of us of a limb or two.

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