JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV Diabetes is a health disorder that is often found in the community. This certainly has to be watched out for, considering that diabetes is a chronic disease that can invite complications.
The content of glucose in sugar is needed by the body to be converted into energy. However, if consumed in excess, there is a risk of failure of the pancreatic beta cells to produce insulin, which helps the absorption of glucose into the body’s cells.
As a result, the body is not able to process blood sugar properly so that blood sugar levels become too high. This affects the body’s process of healing wounds that are disrupted, so people with diabetes often have wounds that are difficult to heal.
People usually hear the terms wet and dry diabetes. Reporting from Kompas.com (1/12/2021), the terms wet and dry refer to the wound conditions of people with diabetes.
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If it is only due to vascular disorders, then the patient usually does not have an infection and the legs only look black.
However, in infected wounds, the wound will ooze pus and produce an odor. This often happens in tropical countries such as Indonesia. If not treated immediately, the greatest risk of wet diabetes is amputation.
Treating wounds with diabetes
Although diabetes is still difficult to cure, there are diabetes control measures and treatment efforts so that people with diabetes can carry out normal activities, including an understanding of diabetes, diet management, exercise, and the use of drugs to control blood sugar.
Avoid consumption of foods and drinks that contain a lot of sugar and aggravate the wounds of diabetic patients. In addition to regular consultations with doctors, diabetes therapy can also be done by consuming anti-inflammatory ingredients that can prevent insulin resistance and help heal diabetic wounds.
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