A family fear a Scots grandmother may lose her leg after a seeping ulcer turned green months after she was taken off medication to control her diabetes. Margaret Mcavoy, from Hurlford in East Ayrshire, has Type 2 diabetes and had been taking insulin and tablets to manage the condition for two years.
Her family claim doctors at Crosshouse hospital stopped the pensioner's medication in December 2021 and told Margaret it was no longer needed. In January 2022, the 76-year-old began suffering from a painful 'rotting' wound on her leg.
Six months, on the seeping wound has turned green, leaving her family fearing she could lose the limb. Granddaughter Leighann Devlin told the Record: "My gran is in excruciating pain. Her leg has deteriorated rapidly.
