‘Diabetic foot capital of the world’: NY Times speaks to doctor about amputations plaguing Latino men in San Antonio

‘Diabetic foot capital of the world’: NY Times speaks to doctor about amputations plaguing Latino men in San Antonio

The New York Times recently reported on the crisis of diabetes in Latino communities in San Antonio.The report cited a combination of poor genetics, little access to health care and deficient diets as causes for the acute issue in South Texas.“It’s a huge issue in San Antonio and dare I say, it’s the diabetic foot capital of the world, in terms of complications,” Michael Sobolevsky, a podiatry doctor at the Texas Diabetes Institute, told the Tim…