Guidelines Highlight Role of Nutrition in Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

New guidelines recommend healthcare providers develop and implement an individualized nutrition care plan for individuals with diabetes with or at risk of a DFU
New guidelines endorsed by the American Limb Preservation Society highlighted the importance of nutrition in wound healing for adults with diabetes, who also experience diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).

The guidelines stated that nutritional interventions were “recommended for all patients who could benefit now or in the future from nutritional care.” As such, healthcare providers should develop and implement an individualized nutrition care plan for individuals with or at risk of a DFU, who are additionally malnourished or at risk of malnutrition … read more