Metabolic correction therapy for the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer: A case report

Abstract

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that more than 29 million Americans suffer. Approximately, 1.4 million new cases are reported every year with more than 200 thousand deaths listing diabetes as the cause of death. Uncontrolled levels of glucose, known as hyperglycemic state, can eventually lead to complications such as retinopathy, hypertension, neuropathy, foot ulcers and/or amputations. Foot ulcers develop in 15% of diabetic patients and increase the risk of lower-limb amputations. This is a case report of a 63 year old patient with Type 1 diabetes mellitus presented to the clinic because of a foot ulcer after seven previous medical recommendations of amputation of the limb. The patient was started on a Metabolic Correction Therapy and GlucoCoR for glucose blood level regulation. Upon six months the foot ulcer healed and foot sensation was recovered. We propose this therapy as an affordable effective treatment mechanism to lower the risk of developing diabetic complications, having great beneficial effect in the quality of life and survival rate of diabetic patients.