Which of the following statements about complications of diabetes is false?
1. More than 50% of all nontraumatic lower extremity amputations are necessary because of complications of diabetic foot ulcers.
2. Approximately 40% of cases of end-stage renal disease are secondary to diabetes.
3. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness in the United States, and many with type 1 diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy.
4. More than two thirds of diabetics will be hospitalized at some point because of symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis.
ANS: 4
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