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To care for your wound:

• Keep your blood sugar level under tight control. This helps you heal faster.
• Keep the ulcer clean and bandaged.
• Cleanse the wound daily, using a wound dressing or bandage.
• Try to take fewer steps.
• Do not walk barefoot unless your doctor tells you it is OK.

Your doctor or nurse may use different kinds of dressings to treat your ulcer.

Wet-to-dry dressings are often used first. This process involves applying a wet dressing to your wound. As the dressing dries, it absorbs wound material. When the dressing is removed, some of the tissue comes off with it.

• Your doctor or nurse will tell you how often you need to change the dressing.
• You may be able to change your own dressing, or family members may be able to help.
• A visiting nurse may also help you.

Other types of dressings are:

• Dressing that contains medicine
• Skin substitutes

Keep your dressing and the skin around it dry. Try not to get healthy tissue around your wound too wet from your dressings. This can soften the healthy tissue and cause more foot problems.

Source: nlm.nih

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