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How Can Back Bedsores Be Treated?

my mother had cerebral at last thursday 11/09/2014, her right side left, high bloode sugar detect 180 fasting & 300 pp tested. running medicine are decdan injection, amlokind 10 for pressure, vogomate v .3 for sugar , now last two days we noticed that she had bedsore back position what can we do?
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Bedsores are the first sign of infection in a person who is immobile. Please inform her doctors and make arrangement for her to sleep on water bed to avoid more bed sores from happening. Since she is diabetic, there is possibility of the bedsore developing an aggressive infection. First medications are to be applied in the region of bedsore. A nursing attendant must be put in charge of turning her posture regularly and keeping the surface between the skin and bed dry. This will prevent sweat from accumulating and preventing new sore formation. Attempts are also to be made to lower her blood glucose. Diabetes causes infections to spread quickly to other areas and this must be prevented. Please check the bedsore wound every 6 hours and change surgical dressing to avoid bacterial multiplication. Make her change positions regularly.
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How Can Back Bedsores Be Treated?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Bedsores are the first sign of infection in a person who is immobile. Please inform her doctors and make arrangement for her to sleep on water bed to avoid more bed sores from happening. Since she is diabetic, there is possibility of the bedsore developing an aggressive infection. First medications are to be applied in the region of bedsore. A nursing attendant must be put in charge of turning her posture regularly and keeping the surface between the skin and bed dry. This will prevent sweat from accumulating and preventing new sore formation. Attempts are also to be made to lower her blood glucose. Diabetes causes infections to spread quickly to other areas and this must be prevented. Please check the bedsore wound every 6 hours and change surgical dressing to avoid bacterial multiplication. Make her change positions regularly.