What You Need To Know About Diabetic foot & wound care

Diabetic foot care is a specialized field of medicine, and people with diabetes should seek care from healthcare professionals knowledgeable in this area.

Regular foot exams are an important part of diabetes management and can help prevent serious complications.

Diabetes can cause poor circulation and nerve damage in the feet, making them particularly vulnerable to cuts, scrapes, and other injuries.

4 Common Causes Of Diabetic Wounds

HIGH BLOOD SUGAR

High glucose levels can damage blood vessels, nerves and organs. Even a mildly raised glucose level that doesn’t cause any symptoms can have long-term damaging effects.

POOR CIRCULATION

High blood glucose levels cause fatty deposits to form inside blood vessels. Over time, these deposits make your blood vessels narrow and hard, lessening blood flow.

NERVE DAMAGE

Over time, high blood sugar can damage the blood vessels that supply the nerves in your body. This stops essential nutrients reaching the nerves. As a result, the nerve fibers can become damaged, and may disappear. 

POOR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Having diabetes isn’t what makes someone’s immune system weaker, but chronic high blood sugars and out-of-range numbers can weaken the immune system, leaving people more susceptible to illness and complications from illnesses.

THE BEST SUPPLEMENTS FOR DIABETES

IT’S EASY TO GET STUCK IN OLD WAYS OF LIVING. IT’S TIME TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW WAYS OF HEALING.

Daily Support For Diabetic Neuropathy

Alpha-Lipoic Acid has a strong history of use for the natural treatment of neuropathic pain and is a great addition to your routine for managing your persistent neuropathic pain.

This supplement has been shown to enhance your body’s ability to effectively process blood sugar, which is a great benefit for those with type 2 diabetes.

Formulated for Nerve Pain & Inflammation Relief

Chronic Inflammation can wreak havoc on your cell membranes causing them to harden. This causes cells to become damaged which can contribute to premature aging. Life and health begins and is maintained at the cell level – so in order to get and feel well…. you have to fix the cells.

Dr. Warner’s most unique formulation helps nutrients reach the cells and remove toxins in the body. Provides an effective dose of Omega 3, Algae, Resveratrol, PEA, & more for total nervous system and cellular support.

Blood Sugar Control

Berberine mimics the diabetic drug Metformin and has shown to increase insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose levels. Many studies show that berberine can significantly reduce blood sugar levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Berberine can also improve metabolic health, brain function, memory, mood, energy, and lessen the risk of chronic disease.

WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS FOR AVOIDING DIABETIC WOUNDS?

AT WARNER ORTHOPEDICS & WELLNESS, OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE YOUR DIET & EXERCISE GOALS!

1. Manage Your Diabeties

Keep track of your blood sugar levels to see what makes them go up or down and monitor them regularly with a blood glucose meter. It’s important to keep your blood sugar levels in your target range as much as possible to help prevent or delay long-term, serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease. Staying in your target range can also help improve your energy and mood.

2. Inspect Your Feet Daily

Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, red spots, and swelling. Call your health care team right away about any sores that do not go away.

Wash your feet every day in warm (not hot) water. Don’t soak your feet. Dry your feet completely and apply lotion to the top and bottom—but not between your toes, which could lead to infection.

4. Protect Your Feet from Infection

Always wear shoes that fit well and socks or slippers, even inside, to avoid injury.

Trim your toenails straight across and gently smooth any sharp edges with a nail file. Have your foot doctor (podiatrist) trim your toenails if you can’t see or reach your feet.

Don’t remove corns or calluses yourself, and especially don’t use over-the-counter products to remove them—they could burn your skin.

5. Supplement Your Diet

If you have complications from diabetes, some supplements like resveratrol and omega-3 fatty acids (which are both included in The Well Theory Nervous System Multi) may help with symptoms or delay the progression of complications related to diabetes.

Our Goal For You:

Our goal is not to treat the symptoms of illness but to support you in your long-term wellness journey as you transform your health for the better, in a way that lasts.

Ultimately, your body has the tools it needs to self-heal and treat problems. We simply seek to enhance those natural abilities.

Our products and resources are all designed to be worked seamlessly into your healthy lifestyle.

No doctor’s appointments, no expensive pharmaceuticals, no troubling side effects – just natural options that actually work.

You Can Take Steps To Improve Your Overall Health Today.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR HEALTH GOALS

Dr. Meredith Warner founded her private practice according to her beliefs that functional medicine, or functional wellness, should be blended with conventional Orthopedic medicine.

At Warner Orthopedics & Wellness, we believe that good medicine should be proactive and encompass the whole of you and your body’s systems.

How We Support You On Your Wellness Journey:
Functional healing focuses more on supporting an already healthy lifestyle – or adapting routines to create a healthier way of living – instead of merely responding to illness and injury with treatments designed to only address symptoms.

At our clinic, we believe that you are ultimately in charge of accomplishing your health goals. We just give you the tools and resources you need to get started towards a path to better overall wellness.

We believe that you should be empowered in your health journey.

If surgery is required, we will give you the tools you need to recover faster and better than prior to the injury.