Diabetic Foot Ulcer 101

A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in approximately 15 percent of patients with diabetes, and is commonly located on the bottom of the foot.

In this video, Michigan Medicine's Dr. Garneisha Torrence discusses tips for preventing, identifying and treating diabetic foot ulcers.

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[chrislim]

My father has precisely this.
He will likely lose a leg. This is devastating to family. Please, please take better care of yourselves. 🙏😔

[sniffles]

Hoping to show my loved one this video and help in every way I can. Thank you so much.

[vinrave]

Wow! Could not get anymore clearer than this. Very brief and precise! Thank you Doctor!

[minabanoub]

This video literally summarised all the answers for my upcoming task, Thank you so much extremely great and helpful video

[nidalshehahadeh]

What to do when your doctor is trying to kill you?

[miekamichelle]

Thank you Dr! This video is very helpful!

[igocatching]

you go sis, thank you for the information. GO BIG BLUE!!!

[sabarimohan]

Why hydrogen peroxide should not be used?
And what are the other solutions cannot be used to clean the ulcer?

[JO-mgxc]

My sister used a antimicrobial shoe insoles called Podophylus. It worked!

[chadscozycorner]

Will soaking the foot in apple cider vinegar where the ulcer is, help with the infection or redness and swelling.

[castellanofan]

I have on my big left toe..please help

[helainegardner]

I have diabetes and I had my feet cut so I woke up one morning and my feet were cut because I had my toes cut off in my sleep because of diabetes and I was not happy that I had my feet cut.

[willstaxx]

For the past few years i been getting blisters on my left foot only..sometimes i get just one or like 3 of them.i went to various Podratist and they say its atthelete foot. The exams are always negative from the lab. Nobody in my family has diabetes. I even went to a dermatologist and he said its just fungus. The blisters go away and always come back. What do u Think it is??

[oggabogga]

This is the second time I get small cut under my left big toe can someone explain this?

[davidlo]

Nano-medication should be the last-ditch treatment for diabetic foot ulcer.

If excessive glucoses in the blood can't be brought into cells for utlization, it's
impossible to cure diabetic foot ulcer.

Nanoparticles of nano-medication are amphiphilic, i.e. hydrophilic as well as lipophilic.
Through caveolae, endocytosis, nanoparticles can piggy-back glucoses into cells,
without insulin.

[judithbethu]

I would like to know what solution to use in cleaning the diabetic foot because our local doctor prescribed hydrogen peroxide.

[khareemaharuna]

I appreciate Dr obulor on YouTube for all you have done for me, you have created a life I thought was lost thank you so much for curing my Diabetes completely I'm grateful..

[disco]

I am type 2 diabetic, does this apply to me?

[emmauya]

You have my maximum respect Dr Igudia, I am now negative from my Type 2 Diabetes after I did the test, I wonder what might have become of me it I didn't get the herbal cure From your YouTube channel. God bless you sir

[jamesfretwell]

Hi im not a diabetic (as for as i know), but ive recently just had a ulscer appear on my foot. I got put into compression stockings, and the ulster began to heal, until a week ago when it deteriated, and now i have another 4 areas on my foot that look to be forming into ulsters aswell. They start of as being white patches, with bits of red, and eventually get deeper and bigger. The doctor said "its a enigma" so it dosent look as if she can help. They also said the pulses in my foot are great. Im basicly just left to my own devices now, trying to prevent more appearing. Please can anyone help?