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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Diabetic Gangrene Toe

Premium Questions

Dr. Madhuri Patil MD

My customer overseas is recovering from gangrene on his toe. He is diabetic. His family wants to know how to treat the dead skin? It has been coming off slowly and has bless a little. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Madhuri Patil ( Diabetologist)
Dr.   Phanindra Dulipala MD

My father has 84 years old and the half toe has removed on Feb 2014 cause of diabetic gangrene . Although the wound didn’t heal yet the blood sugar going up even the insulin gives proportionally. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Phanindra Dulipala ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

[I had previously mentioned about my XXXXXXX friend, retired(65 yrs of age).Dry gangreen has developed in toe.He cleans 3 times a day with hydrogen peroxide and apply neosporin powder Yet , no visible improvement in the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Abhay A Mali MD

Hello, my uncle has Diabetes and is undergoing dialysis . Recently he has developed blackish skin on his foot great toe. My questions are: 1. Is this gangrene? 2. How can it be treated? 3. If it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhay A Mali ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

My father has late stage Alzheimers disease and has been admitted to the hospital with a black toe ... toe but they say it won't heal. What will happen to Dad if we don't let them take the leg. What I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

Hi I am looking for answer how to help my brother in law, he is diabetic, with wet gangrene, after his big toe is cut and it is not healing for over a month now? Doctor gave him stonger antibiothics ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. PANKAJ SHARMA MD

My father, 62, is diabetic patient. He has a wound in the left middle toe. Now the doctor has removed it by cutting. Now they are suspecting that it may be gangrene. He has no pain anywhere else apart ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. PANKAJ SHARMA ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Neeraj Mahajan MD

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? 69, 5 7, 175 lbs., copd,diabetic,cad, ul coilitus, male. ulcer on r-foot/toe. gangrene looks like. what do i do? sat evening, doctor out. worsened since... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Mahajan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

hi doctor my father is kidney failure from past 1 year having dialysis even once heart failure, he z diabetic and BP patient now he had gangrene on his left foot 2nd and 3rd toe now from past 15 days ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Alpana Rani MD

my 81 yr old father, type 2 diabetic, renal failure (kidneys are nearly functioning again!), had severe pancreatitis. Has a dry gangrenous toe. He is telling me the DR told him he could either have it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alpana Rani ( General & Family Physician)