Diabetic foot ulcers are a frequent result of blood vessel and nerve problems in people with diabetes. Fortunately, diabetic foot ulcers are very treatable at Rocky Mountain Wound Care Specialists, a premier wound care center where leading specialist Amy Pate, MD, MPH, CWSP, uses the newest innovative treatments to help you recover and maintain your mobility. Call the Loveland, Colorado, office or book your appointment online today.
Diabetic foot ulcers are wounds that can develop on your feet if you have diabetes. Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) and blood vessel narrowing are both common in people with diabetes. These two issues can contribute to slow-healing and nonhealing wounds (ulcers) on the bottom or sides of your feet.
All foot ulcers require special care in people with diabetes. Because immunity is weak when you have diabetes, healing takes longer and is more challenging, even when your blood sugar is tightly managed.
If you have uncontrolled blood sugar, you have a particularly high risk of developing an infection before wounds heal. Wounds can increase in size, causing complications, including tissue death, bone infections, and even infection throughout the body.
An American with diabetes loses a limb to the complications of diabetic wounds every three minutes, but 85% of those amputations are preventable. Wound care can heal diabetic foot ulcers and stop amputations.
Rocky Mountain Wound Care Specialists provides a broad range of healing treatments for patients with slow-healing or nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers. Dr. Pate has a unique and diverse background specializing in hard-to-heal ulcers, and she’s the only certified physician wound specialist in the Northern Colorado area.
Your treatment plan centers around removing the obstacles to healing, improving your body’s healing capabilities, and helping you stay as active as possible during recovery. Some of the therapies that can help you reach these goals are:
Dr. Pate performs treatments herself, and you’ll always see a doctor when you come in for wound care.
While wound healing therapies can heal even severe diabetic foot ulcers, preventive medicine is particularly important for people with diabetes. By managing your diet, weight, blood sugar, physical activity levels, and medication (if needed), you can prevent diabetic foot ulcers from developing in the future.
Rocky Mountain Wound Care Specialists offers the highest standard of office-based diabetic foot ulcer care in a comfortable atmosphere with no hospital facility fees. Schedule your appointment through the online scheduler or call the Loveland office for help now.