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Initiation of treatment for kidney failure related to diabetes (A) and hospital discharges for nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation with diabetes as a listed diagnosis (B) in the U.S., 1990–2011. Lines represent age-adjusted rates, and bars represent number of cases. Data from the CDC National Surveillance System (94) and personal communication (N.R. Burrows).
