A new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, indicates that Americans have approximately a 40 percent risk of developing diabetes during their lifetime. Many amputees already have diabetes, and many more are at increased risk for the disease due to a sedentary lifestyle. Nutrition counseling provided by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) can help reduce the risk of diabetes and its related health problems through lifestyle and dietary changes, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
