Wound care

Diabetic foot ulcer care in St. Louis and Metro East, Illinois.

A diabetic foot wound may be harder to feel and slower to heal. Small changes in drainage, color, swelling or pain matter, along with pressure on the foot, circulation, glucose control and the treatment already in place.

Request care Refer a patient

What the clinician checks on a diabetic foot wound

Wound size, depth, drainage and surrounding skin
Pressure, footwear and offloading
Sensation, circulation and infection concerns
Current podiatry, vascular, primary-care and home-health involvement

Other clinicians may be involved.

Podiatry, vascular surgery, primary care, endocrinology, infectious disease or surgery may need to be involved, depending on the wound and circulation.

Where care happens

Requesting care for a diabetic foot wound

Gateway accepts requests for scheduled home and facility visits across Greater St. Louis and Metro East, Illinois.

Share the patient’s location, the part of the foot involved, what changed and the names of any podiatry, vascular or primary-care clinicians already involved.