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How Can Venous Ulcers On The Legs While Suffering From Diabetes Be Treated?

Hello..I am type 2 diabetic, diagnosed in 2003.I take only metformin for my diabetes, per my primary care physician...I have suffered from multiple chronic venous stasis leg ulcers on both of my legs since 1995...I have suffered other multiple health problems in the past ten years, including multiple hemorrhages from vein just below my left ankle, hernia (not treated yet). MSRA, cellulitis, streptacoccus, abscess on left foot just beneath small toe (it heals, then comes back)and currently am treating these multiple leg ulcers at the wound clinic at a local hospital...is there any drug that could help my body heal more quickly? It seems than I will die of diabetes complications in the not-so-distant future and I M JUST SO TIRED OF BEING IN PAIN! Thank you for any assistance you can give me!! Mike in Massachusetts
Mon, 12 Mar 2018
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Hello,

First of all, please maintain your blood sugar level within normal limits. You can monitor by fasting blood sugar level, 2 hours after meal level and HbA1c level.

Keep your lipid profile and blood pressure under control. Avoid smoking and alcohol for ulcers.

You should take tablet Amoxicillin Clavunate combination two times 625 mg two times for 5 days. On wound, you may apply Mupirocin ointment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi
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How Can Venous Ulcers On The Legs While Suffering From Diabetes Be Treated?

Hello, First of all, please maintain your blood sugar level within normal limits. You can monitor by fasting blood sugar level, 2 hours after meal level and HbA1c level. Keep your lipid profile and blood pressure under control. Avoid smoking and alcohol for ulcers. You should take tablet Amoxicillin Clavunate combination two times 625 mg two times for 5 days. On wound, you may apply Mupirocin ointment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Varinder Joshi