Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Advanced wound healing by GIOSTAR-REMED -

Diabetic foot ulcers is a serious complication of diabetes in the long term and can lead to amputation if left untreated. Out of 77 million Diabetics, 25% are expected to develop diabetic foot ulcers. Nearly 50% would require hospitalisation & a staggering 20% would undergo an amputation.

India is known as the Diabetes capital of the world. Of the estimated 77 million diabetics in the country, 25% are expected to develop diabetic foot ulcers during their lifetime. Amongst them, nearly 50% would have an infected diabetic foot ulcer which would require hospitalisation, and a staggering 20% would undergo an amputation.¹

Diabetes lowers the immunity of our body to fight a variety of diseases. These diseases manifest themselves when due care is not given for the management of diabetes. One such issue is a foot ulcer. The foot is a part of the body that generally escapes regular care. When that happens, the skin and tissues of the foot start deteriorating. This deterioration may be exacerbated by an added infection setting in leading to a wound. Such wounds tend to take a long time to heal or resurface after healing, or sometimes just don’t heal at all especially in diabetics and are referred as diabetic foot ulcers.

Diabetic foot is a serious complication of diabetes in the long term and can lead to amputation if left untreated. Hence, diabetic patients should seek guidance from their doctors. Here, early diagnosis and treatment are the keys to manage diabetic foot ulcers effectively. In India, though awareness about diabetes has improved significantly in the past decade, diabetic foot ulcers still lack the required attention.

Improper foot care and poor glycaemic control are amongst the primary reasons for the development of diabetic foot ulcers. These ulcers are often difficult to heal and require long term follow up and treatment. People are unaware and very casual about foot care till it is usually too late which often leads to delay in consultation & treatment.

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GIOSTAR (Global Institute of Stem Cell Therapy and Research) which is a world leading Stem cells Institute has a dedicated division of wound care under regenerative Medicine. There is a significant positive outcome of advanced wound care over traditional wound care. It has an innovative and a unique medical treatment system to manage different chronic degenerative conditions non surgically using new frontiers of healthcare like Targeted Nutrition, Therapeutic Lasers, Metabolic Medicine, Preventive health care and cellular therapy. Regenerative Medicine has been called the next evolution of Medical treatments. Because of its unique Healing potential it is expected to revolutionize chronic Healthcare.