Ulcers – Diabetic Foot Ulceration

Ulcers are open wounds which are either tough to cure or keep coming back after it heals. However ulcers happen because of several reasons, people with diabetes are more likely to get a foot or toe ulcer. A scrape, rift or perforation may turn into an ulcer, but in case that the patient couldn’t feel that he/she may not notice it’s there.

Ulcers might turn into infections, and sometimes amputation of the infected part of feet.
Usually ulcers are grievous, sometimes not. People with Ulcer might experience burning, inflammation and pruritus.

There are two kinds of ulcers: neurotrophic ulcers and arterial ulcers.

Ulcers look like circles and are different in size and color.