Diabetic ulcers
Diabetic ulcers are sores that develop in people who have advanced diabetes. Most often the sores develop on the feet, but they can be located anywhere on the body that bears weight or pressure. Diabetes causes damage to small blood vessels of the skin, making the skin more prone to developing damage.
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Wondering if you have to be diabetic to get a diabetic ulcer?
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What are the symptoms of diabetic ulcers?
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Can constant pressure help a diabetic ulcer heal?
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What is the definition or description of: Diabetic ulcers?
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Can soap to wash a diabetic ulcer affect how long it will take the ulcer to heal?
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Which type of pain medication would be best to relieve the pain of a diabetic ulcer?
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What kind of pain medication would be best to relieve the pain from a diabetic ulcer?
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What would be appropriate cream to use on a diabetic ulcer, to help heal it, and relieve pain?
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What are some common consequences of having diabetic ulcers that would require hospitalization?
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How do diabetic ulcer start?
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Can a diabetic ulcer heal by itself?
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Can exercise help heal a diabetic ulcer?
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What can you do to treat a diabetic ulcer?
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What does diabetic ulcer look like in beginning?
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How do you treat a diabetic ulcer most successfully?
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Can you tell me if there are any special bandages to help a diabetic ulcer heal?
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If you have a diabetic ulcer the size of a quarter, what would the drs do to heal?
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Is there a use of honey in diabetic ulcers?
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How often do diabetic ulcers actually lead to amputation?
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What happens if diabetic ulcers don't heal; do you get gangrene?
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Can you tell me if there are any natural ways of increasing circulation to help with diabetic ulcers?
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What generally prevents diabetic ulcers from healing?
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Can mercurochrome be used for diabetic ulcers?
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What is diabetic ulcers on the feet look like?
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What does a diabetic ulcer on the foot look like?
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Is it safe to go swimming if I have an open diabetic ulcer?
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Can local application of insulin help with diabetic ulcers?
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What to do if my finger. now I'm really scared that they are diabetic ulcers?
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I am constantly paranoid that i might be pre-diabetic. I was tested aboutreally scared that they are diabetic ulcers?
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In diabetic ulcers is it neuropathy or macrovascular disease that causes them? Can you get ulcers withouth macrovascular complications?
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