Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a safe and natural alternative therapy that uses the power of oxygen to stimulate the body's natural healing processes and eliminate wounds that develop as a result of diabetes.
Minor cuts, scratches and blisters are a daily part of an active life. If the body's wound healing processes are working properly, we may not even notice such small injuries because they heal so quickly.
However, this is not true for diabetics. If you suffer from diabetes, you probably know that even insignificant scratches and wounds can turn into dangerous wounds.
Let's take a look at why diabetic wounds take longer to heal and learn more about the best wound care options available to make sure you avoid dangerous complications.
Normal would healing process in the body
A wound is a tear in the skin. Because the skin protects the rest of the body from germs, it can easily happen that a wound, such as a puncture or cut, causes an infection.
In an organism not affected by diabetes, each wound initiates a natural healing process that begins within minutes of injury. The blood flows and eventually forms a clot. This is a protective layer that protects the underlying tissues from bacteria.
Once impetigo develops, the immune system fights infection by opening nearby blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the wound. This allows strong white blood cells to prevent infection, fight bacteria, and support wound healing.
The surface part of the process usually takes only a few days, but invisible healing takes weeks, while the body repairs broken blood vessels and creates new tissues.
The process of healing in diabetes mellitus
Unfortunately, diabetes interrupts the body's natural and effective healing process. The disease-related imbalanced blood sugar levels essentially choke white blood cells, impairing their functioning. Without white blood cells to ward off bacteria, the infection can easily take root and spread to any wound.
Diabetes is also associated with poor circulation, which further exacerbates the problem, as strong circulation is required for red blood cells to deliver nutrients to the wound. Thus, wounds cease to be resistant to infections and do not receive the nutrients necessary for healing.
What's worse is that diabetes also causes nerve damage. This means that you may not feel or feel the infected, slow-healing wound on your body. In fact, almost half of diabetics with diabetic foot ulcers are already hospitalized for serious complications, and nearly 25 percent have limbs amputated.
This explains why diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputation worldwide. Diabetes severely limits the body's natural healing mechanisms and at the same time creates the perfect conditions for infection.
Diabetic wounds occur on the knees and feet, most often they are found on the foot in the form of foot ulcers. Given that diabetic foot problems are the most common cause of hospitalization for diabetics, proper treatment is essential for long-term health.
What is a diabetic foot ulcer?
Diabetic foot ulcers begin in the same way as any normal wound. It can be cuts, scratches, blisters or other minor injuries. Complications of poorly controlled diabetes, including slow circulation and nerve damage, prevent such wounds from healing normally. Instead, the skin continues to break down, exposing deeper layers of tissue to bacteria and infections.
Would care with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
HBOT is the perfect complementary treatment for wounds caused by diabetes. This safe and natural alternative therapy uses the power of pressurized oxygen to stimulate the body's natural healing process and treats the various ways diabetes automatically suppresses the immune system.
During HBOT, you can comfortably sit in a specially designed chamber while inhaling concentrated oxygen. As this oxygen flows through your body, it dissolves directly in all fluids in your body and penetrates areas where circulation is slowed or blocked.
How does HBOT help diabetic wounds heal faster?
Oxygen can only pass through the blood through red blood cells. Because diabetes-related circulatory problems slow down the movement of red blood cells, important tissues become deficient in oxygen.
Without enough oxygen, cells don't have enough energy to block bacteria, synthesis collagen, or regenerate and recover after injury. This is why diabetic wound healing slows down until it stops.
Inhaling concentrated oxygen provided by regular HBOT treatments allows you to overcome oxygen deficiency and stimulate a more efficient healing process.
HBOT helps diabetic wounds heal faster by stimulating and supporting the body's natural healing abilities. White blood cells finally get the oxygen they need to effectively kill bacteria, reduce swelling, and form new blood vessels faster. HBOT helps cells build new connective tissues and improve organ function.
In our office, we provide state-of-the-art HBOT treatment, with which we ensure that you can enjoy everyday life without the risk of wounds caused by diabetes, taking into account your individual health needs. To participate in therapy, a preliminary medical consultation is required in our office
