(UNDATED) Alternative medicine is not as widely used in the United States as it is in other parts of the world. But a vexing medical problem for diabetics is prompting a Wisconsin medical researcher to put an ancient remedy to the test.
Diabetics can get foot that donâ??t heal. This can lead to amputation. The best way to prevent this hasnâ??t been found; doctors have tried everything from gel therapy to maggots.
UW Health Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Jennifer Eddy works at a clinic in Eau Claire. She wants to try something different. She says thereâ??s a broad range of options and thatâ??s usually a sign in medicine that nothing has been clearly shown to be more effective than anything else. (Third item.)