Curity Diabetes Wound Care
Injuries that are minor in a healthy person can cause severe problems when you have diabetes — that’s why there is Curity and its full line of dressings and wound care products.
Because of reduced circulation and problems with sensation (neuropathy), people with diabetes are at a much higher risk for complications from ordinary, everyday cuts and scrapes.
So, good diabetes wound care is essential.
Fortunately, Curity makes a full line of wound care products, including:
- Curity Alcohol Wipes
- Curity Gauze Pads
- Curity Flexible Fabric Bandages
- Curity Clear Tape
- Curity Prep Pads
- Curity Triangular Bandages
The Problem With Diabetic Wounds
Most wounds heal in a predictable amount of time. But wounds that do not heal within three months are considered chronic. In fact, chronic wounds may never heal or may take years to get better. That’s why good diabetes wound care is so important.
In particular, wounds on the feet are of special concern for people with diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy destroys nerves so that a person may not even know they have suffered an injury. Add in circulation problems, which many diabetics experience, and even a tiny cut or blister could cause big problems. These could lead to infection and a chronic wound that won’t heal. Without proper diabetes wound care, the infection can lead to the need to amputate part or all of the foot and even the leg.
Diabetes can also impact your body’s ability to fight infection. High blood levels of glucose in your tissues can allow bacteria grow and infections to occur. These infections can happen in your bladder, kidneys, vagina, gums, feet and skin. Of course, by treating these infections early, you can avoid serious complications.
Taking Diabetes Wound Care Into Your Hands
Because you are the first line of defense against wound complications, Curity makes it easy to have the proper diabetes wound care items on hand. Wound care items to consider include:
Lotion. Keep your feet from drying and cracking with a basic moisturizer (It doesn’t need to be a fancy prescription lotion.) Use it regularly.
Normal saline solution. Use this or hydrogen peroxide for cleaning wounds.
Antifungal cream. This is important if you have athlete’s foot or another fungal infection
Triple-antibiotic cream. Use this to whenever you dress cuts or scrapes.
4×4 sterile gauze pads. Cover wounds with this first aid staple.
Although cleaning your wound, dressing it with antibiotics, and covering it with Curity gauze are important steps in diabetes wound care, don’t stop there. If you have a wound that just doesn’t seem to be healing right (within seven days), see a diabetes wound care specialist — even for minor injuries and foot sores.
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