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Diabetes Wounds
April 11, 2008 |
Right now more than 20-million Americans have diabetes. Amy Carroll is a
certified diabetes educator with Lee Memorial Health System. She says, “It’s
only getting worse I mean there is a diabetes epidemic so we want to make sure
to get people as educated as we can.” And there are some diabetes side effects
many people may not be educated about. Some of those include lack of circulation
and loss of limb sensation. Dr. Robert Casola is a surgeon at the Wound Care
Center at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center. He says, “Some of the
initial problems that they start to develop are loss of vision, lack of
sensation in their feet. They’re secondary effects they can start to have
circulation problems diabetes effects the blood vessels whereby blood is
delivered to the extremities these vessels can start to close off.” This can
lead to a patient developing wounds on their skin that they may not be able to
feel. “When individuals start to lose sensation in their feet they are not aware
of ulcerations or rubbing that can occur. We try to catch them early before they
develop a serious infection, a bone infection, or gangrene.” One major way to
prevent diabetes related wounds or a deformity is diet. For more information on
diabetes nutrition or wound care you can call Lee Diabetes Care at 239-573-5720.
More than six million Americans are unaware that they have some form of
diabetes. |
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