User talk:SalsaEng

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I would like to petition your decision to take down the site for Prof. David G. Armstrong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._Armstrong). His work in diabetes and the diabetic foot has been central in raising awareness of the importance and possibility of amputation prevention. His early classification work coupled with later work in surgical approaches, advances, and policy have helped to reduce the risk, worldwide for patients with diabetes. With an amputation being performed every 30 seconds in persons with diabetes, his work in this area is becoming ever more important. I would kindly request that you reconsider this. Diabetes is in many ways an orphan disease. Although it affects hundreds of millions of people, worldwide, it is often ignored because it is so silent. The foot is remarkably the most common reason (by far) for hospitalization amongst this population. There are comparatively few clinician scientists in this area. Armstrong has helped to change that. Again, I would be grateful for you to reconsider.

SalsaEng