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non-healing diabetic wounds
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Posted by amber89 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 11, 06 at 14:17
| My diabetic mother is an older lady and she is having problems with wounds on her feet and legs. She has been using standard gauze and neosporin on her wounds, but they don't seem to be getting any better. Her doctor has suggested using AMD bandages. Has anyone used these and do they work? Besides their website www.kendallamd.com does anyone know where I can puchase them? Any info anyone has would be appreciated! |
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RE: non-healing diabetic wounds
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| Have you thought of getting her into a wound care center? Maybe there is one in your area. They specialize in diabetic and other wounds that are hard to heal. I'm sorry for your Mom. I know it's miserable for her. You are so kind to help her. I don't know about the AMD bandages. |
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| My Aunt had circulatory problems and had a wound that wouldn't heal ... finally the Dr. said to use bandages soaked in strong sugar water ... he had heard of an old remedy and at this point he was out of medical ideas for her! That and zinc ointment helped a lot to promote healing. Any one else heard of this sugar treatment? |
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Just be careful,
My mother had Alzheimer's and was also diabetic. She got wounds on the heals of her feet and she ended up with a Mersa infection that never healed. I would go to a wound care center and have it treated.
Donna |
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| Viega, funny you mentioned the sugar water, because sugar came to mind when I read the OP's post. An old friend of mine was a visiting nurse 20+ years ago. I remember her telling us a story about a doctor's Rx for using sugar on a diabetic wound of one of her patients. I don't remember if it was sugar water, or a paste made from sugar... for some reason a sugar paste has always come to mind when I think of it. Perhaps a Google search would turn up something about it. It's very important to use a very clean technique when applying ointments and bandages. Hands should be very clean (always wash them first) to not transmit germs to the wound site. Nurses would (or should) use sterile gloves when they do that. Diligence and good technique pays off. I've also heard of warm foot soaks to promote circulation to the area. Jen |
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My daughter had a horrible time with ulcers on her legs.
They would have big blisters and then burst open.
She had to have Unna Boots for a long time. Please, please take your mom to a diabetic specialist or to a wound care center.
It is so important to get these places healed before they develope into something more complicated. |
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A) Is she staying strictly off all sugars?
b) my dad had a bruised heel, they debrided it without asking us, it became infected and wouldn't heal. He went to a nursing home, it got worse despite wound specialist reviews. (After 2 months - and smelling to high heaven!!)In the end I kept him home 4 days (they had been mistakenly dressing over dressing material that appeared part of the wound!!) (I'm an RN). I snipped this material back with fine nail scissors, soaked it twice a day in cooled boiled water with plenty of salt and a touch of mouthwash, and filled it with hair gel via a sterile spoon, protected the skin around with baby oil and covered it with dry gauze each time. I sent him back to the home in just four days with a sweet smelling, healing wound..It continued to heal, he is now able to walk just fine!!! |
RE: non-healing diabetic wounds
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| Hi all, I know diabetic wound is the most horrible and difficult wound to treat . However, while I was browsing on internet, I came across with this particular website http://www.oilozonated.com/ mentioned about ozonated hemp oil can help to improve Diabetic wound . |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ozonated hemp oil
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