A new clinic at University Health aims to prevent amputations that are linked to diabetes, which has been a growing concern in South Texas.

The new Limb Salvage Clinic at University Health’s Texas Diabetes Institute is expected to bring individualized care to patients with the highest risks for loss of mobility and health.

In Bexar County, about 15% of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a University Health news release.

“That’s higher than the state average of about 12% and the U.S. average of just over 11%,” the release states.

In the Rio Grande Valley, diabetes is even more profound, rising to 30%.

Dr. Michael Sobolevsky, a podiatry doctor at the Texas Diabetes Institute, calls South Texas the “diabetic foot capital of the world,” according to the release.

“The

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