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Diabetic Wound in Cary, NC and Serving Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington, & Clayton
Diabetic Wound Care
If you suffer from diabetes, your risk for sustaining wounds increases. Not to mention, once you have a wound, diabetes imposes various challenges that slow healing, increasing your chances for complications. At Moving Feet and Wound Care, located in Cary, NC, and giving Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington, & Clayton, NC, access to skilled podiatry.
Diabetes' Relationship with Wounds
For one, diabetes will increase your risk for developing an infection. This happens because high blood sugar levels can interfere with your circulation. You then have a greater chance of developing a serious wound. The lack of circulation also hinders the healing process. Besides circulation, diabetes can weaken your immune system. Therefore, if you end up with an infection, your body will have a more difficult time fighting it off.
Diabetes is known to contribute to nerve damage. As a specific example, this issue can lead to peripheral neuropathy, so if you develop a wound, you may not even know you have it until it's already had time to become infected. This happens because you lose feeling in the area from nerve damage. Most commonly, this occurs in the feet.
When your blood sugar is high, your body may not produce enough collagen, which is necessary for skin healing.
Providing Preventative Care
Part of the wound care we offer at our Cary, NC, office is preventative care. We'll help you learn to assess your body for wounds. You'll receive information about how to ward off wounds. One helpful way to do that is to cut your toenails carefully. Also, make sure you wash your feet regularly and dry them thoroughly.
Managing your diabetes is an important part of the equation. We can refer you to a diabetes expert if you're having difficulty controlling your sugar.
Finding yourself properly fitting shoes helps prevent the occurrence of blisters that can turn into wounds easily when you have diabetes.
Treating Your Wound
If you have any wounds, we can provide the care you need to start the healing process, which may include antibiotic medication. Debridement is sometimes necessary to remove any dead or severely diseased tissue. If you don't need debridement, we'll still cleanse the wound thoroughly.
Give Our Team a Call Today
Our practitioners at Moving Feet and Wound Care, with a location in Cary, NC, that gives easy access to those in Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington, & Clayton, NC, offer wound care for diabetics. We can help you prevent wounds or treat current ones in an effort to reduce the risk of any complications as much as possible. Give us a call at (919) 439-1633 today.
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Office Hours
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Thuirsday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Weekend
Closed
Office Hours
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 am
Weekend
Closed
Moving Feet & Wound Care
601 Keisler Dr. Suite 100
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 249-5497
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 249-5497
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