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Undiagnosed Diabetes Caused by Medical Malpractice

Diabetes affects millions of people in the United States.  When properly treated, complications associated with this medical condition can be avoided. However, diabetes often goes undiagnosed, which can lead to health problems.  If you have suffered from undiagnosed diabetes, you need to understand how it may have happened.

The symptoms of diabetes are usually vague and doctors frequently misdiagnose the overall medical condition and simply treat the symptoms.  Undiagnosed diabetes is also common due to the fact that symptoms do not always surface in the early stages.

Undiagnosed diabetes can be serious.  People have been known to suffer from heart disease, loss of sight, stroke and have even been forced to amputate a limb, all because their diabetes was either misdiagnosed or undiagnosed.

Medical providers are sometimes to blame for undiagnosed diabetes cases.  Doctors are supposed to follow a certain procedure when diagnosing a patient’s condition and when they deviate from this process or are negligent in some way, they can be held liable for their actions.  As an injured patient, you may be able to obtain compensation for your injuries.

Contact an experienced New York medical malpractice lawyer at Rappaport, Glass, Greene and Levine at 800-734-9445 for a legal consultation.