gangrene

My grandad is suffering from diabetes and a stroke, and he is 80 and has been in hospital bed for 20 years. My concern now is recently starting from this year his toes wounds just would not heal, and eventually he has been diagonised with a diabetic foot, and now his toes became completely red...

Hi there, just dropping in to say hello. My elderly father has had T2 for decades without too many obvious problems but of course in the background damage has ocurred which has now led to foot ulcers and gangrene. I think he comes from an era when T2 wasn't taken seriously enough so I really...

Hello guys! My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes late last year(We suspected that this has been for quite sometime already, it is because he does not like to see the Dr that it was almost like we had to drag him to the clinic just so he can have his self checked). My heart is so crushed...

I was doing some reading the other day and came across some stuff regarding peripheral neuropathy and also leg and foot ulcers. Apparently there are operations done for foot problems that are similar to carpal tunnel operations for the hand. One is called Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome which is an...

My dad has just gone for his 2nd amputation. This time it is for his 2nd and 3rd toes on his left foot. He is almost 80 and he is getting very frail. Pretty much bed ridden for the past year and lost much of his muscle mass. Anyone had any success with reversing gangrene?