Diabetic foot care

the way diabetic feet should be taken care of

When you think of diabetes, you probably think about avoiding sugar and taking blood tests.

However, if you’ve been diagnosed with Diabetes, you should also be thinking about your feet and ankles.

Diabetic Foot Care

diabetic foot care

treatment
options

Diabetes affects every area of your health, requiring constant monitoring. In fact, good diabetic foot care can be crucial for preventing severe, painful complications that could deteriorate into life-threatening infections or limb amputations.

CONSERVATIVE
TREATMENT OPTIONS

The doctor may suggest treating your ulcer by advising you to:

01

REST YOUR FEET

02

WEAR ORTHOTIC SHOES OR BRACES

03

REMOVE DEAD SKIN AT OUR CLINIC

04

TAKE AN X-RAY and/or SEND SKIN SAMPLES

Taking an X-Ray to check for bone infections or send samples of your skin cells to the lab.

05

USE ANTIBIOTICS

Use of antibiotics (the lab determines if an antibiotic will help fight your infection.)

Diabetic Foot Ulcer
before & after treatment

Slide the arrows left and right to see the incredible before and after success images of this patients chronic diabetic wound that he was unable to heal on his own. 

This wonderful patient of ours came to us with a Diabetic wound he was unable to heal on his own. After working closely with Dr. Silvester, trusting the process, his treatment plan and eventually needing surgery to treat the problem at it’s source with Achilles Tendon Lengthening, A.D. (our patient) was able to finally heal his wound.

Dr. Silvester explains what Diabetics need to know about foot health.

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