ISSN: 2578-4838
Authors: Sadeghi S*
According to WHO, foot ulceration is common, affecting up to 25% of patients with diabetes during their lifetime. Over 85% of lower limb amputations are preceded by foot ulcers and Diabetes remains a major cause of non-traumatic amputation across the world with rates being as much as 15 times higher than in the non-diabetic population. A multidisciplinary team, approach, particularly in specific diabetic foot clinics, is very successful in avoiding and treating foot complications. Prevention is the first step towards solving diabetic foot problems. Although it was estimated that an ankle is lost to diabetes somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, a more important fact is that up to 85% of all amputations in diabetes should be preventable. Regarding a long-term study in 163 diabetic patients type 1 and type 2, shows that the patients who have been seen regularly, no foot ulcer has been reported and observed, however one of the type 2 diabetic patients who had neglected to come to the clinic for about one year, experienced both feet amputation and lost 2 toes in each foot. Six Out of 10 patients who were seen just for their feet ulcers, and were treated by homeopathic remedies, experienced complete cure of their ulcers and gangrene, ie. 60%. Regarding the high efficacy of the homeopathic remedies prescribed for the patients, it is suggested to do double blind randomized clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of the remedies in order to consider homeopathic Medicine.
Keywords: Homeopathic; Diabetic; Foot Ulcers; Remedies; Amputation
