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What Is The Treatment For Diabetes?

Hi I am looking for answer how to help my brother in law, he is diabetic, with wet gangrene, after his big toe is cut and it is not healing for over a month now? Doctor gave him stonger antibiothics but they do not helping, Is there any other way to treat wet gangrene? I am so worried for him. any advice will be so much apreciated
Thu, 14 Aug 2014
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Diabetologist 's  Response
Hi there
I am Dr Mittal
I have read your query
I understand the gravity of your problem
I will try to help you as far as possible

The fact remains that sugars need to be well controlled
The main aspect of wet gangrene control needs sugars to be well controlled
No antibiotic would help till sugars are controlled

The best way to control sugars would be using insulin.
I prefer, in my patients, to give half the needed insulin in the infected site of wet gangrene.

A culture from wet gangrene amputation site should be done to guide the antibiotic cover.

I hope that helps.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
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What Is The Treatment For Diabetes?

Hi there I am Dr Mittal I have read your query I understand the gravity of your problem I will try to help you as far as possible The fact remains that sugars need to be well controlled The main aspect of wet gangrene control needs sugars to be well controlled No antibiotic would help till sugars are controlled The best way to control sugars would be using insulin. I prefer, in my patients, to give half the needed insulin in the infected site of wet gangrene. A culture from wet gangrene amputation site should be done to guide the antibiotic cover. I hope that helps. Best of luck Dr Mittal