Effect of oral nutritional supplementation on wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective randomized controlled trial

G. Armstrong, David; R. Hanft, Jason; R. Driver, Vickie; P. S. Smith, A.; Luis Lázaro‐Martínez, José; M. Reyzelman, Alexander; Fürst, Gerhard; J. Vayser, D.; Cervantes, Haley; Snyder, Robert; F. Moore, Michael; May, Patricia; L. Nelson, Jeffrey; Baggs, Geraldine; Coble Voss, Anne; Diabetic Foot Nutrition Study Group, the

doi:10.1111/dme.12509

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Effect of oral nutritional supplementation on wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Published in Diabetic Medicine • May 28, 2014

Authors:

David G. Armstrong

Jason R. Hanft

Vickie R. Driver

Abstract

AIMS: Among people with diabetes, 10-25% will experience a foot ulcer. Research has shown that supplementation with arginine, glutamine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate may improve wound repair. This study tested whether such supplementation would improve healing of foot ulcers in persons with diabete...

Subject

Medicine

Wound healing

Diabetic foot

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