Abstract
With the advent of several innovative wound care management tools, the choice of products and treatment modalities available to clinicians continues to expand. High costs associated with wound care, especially diabetic foot wounds, make it important for clinician scientists to research alternative therapies and optimally incorporate them into wound care protocols appropriately. This article reviews using sugar as a treatment option in diabetic foot care and provides a guide to its appropriate use in healing foot ulcers. In addition to a clinical case study, the physiological significance and advantages of sugar are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1139-1145 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Keywords
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Sugar
- Wound healing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering