Staggering number of Australians losing limbs to diabetes

What began as a pin-hole sized lesion on the bottom of Alan Tillotson's foot quickly turned into a nasty infection, leading to the amputation of his leg.

Like many people with diabetes, the 65-year-old country Victorian truck driver isn't quite sure how the wound first developed.

It might have been something as minor as a small stone in his thong.

But poor circulation meant the tiny ulcer would not heal, and quickly turned into to a much larger problem

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