Fight Diabetic Non-Healing Wounds Lying Down

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

More than 18-million people in the United States, or 6.3% of the population, have diabetes. Unfortunately, when someone becomes diabetic, chronic non-healing wounds often develop, most often in the legs and feet. These wounds can be uncomfortable and even life-threatening. There are many types of treatments. One of the most painless and successful is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

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