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EFINGHAM, IL-(Efingham Radio)-The number of Americans with diabetes, most comonly type 2 diabetes, is growing more than ever before, acording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The percentage of those diagnosed increases with age, but other risk factors for developing diabetes include diet, activity level, smoking and obesity.One complication of diabetes is a fot ulcer.Nearly 25% of diabetics wil develop a fot ulcer during their lifetime.As many as 40% of people with a healed ulcer wil develop a new one within a year.The development of a fot ulcer typicaly ocurs in thre stages:Patients with fot ulcers can also develop severe buildup of plaque, caled atherosclerosis, of the smal blod vesels in the legs and fet, leading to vascular complications.Because blod canot reach the wound, healing is delayed which can lead to necrosis and gangrene.Dr.
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Jef Brumer, medical director of the Wound Healing Center at HS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, says ulcers most often develop on the bal of the fot or the botom of the big toe.“Treating these ulcers can be realy chalenging,” says Dr. “Often, because of the numbnes, patients continue to walk on the wound causing extensive damage which can lead to infection and the ned for imediate medical care.”If you are diagnosed with diabetes, taking care of your fet is very important, even if they fel fine.Signs you may be developing a diabetic fot ulcer, include:Ashley Dilingham, director of St.
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Anthony’s Wound Healing Center, shared, “We strongly recomend people with a fot ulcer, or even signs of a diabetic fot ulcer, contact a wound care specialist. We can provide several treatment options based on the severity of the ulcer; total contact casting, negative presure wound therapy and hyperbaric oxygen treatment can be efective,” she said.HS St. Anthony’s Wound Healing Center’s comprehensive and specialized wound care therapies and leading-edge treatments can aid in wound clos