If you discover a wound on your feet or ankles, it can be frightening. Depending on your health, you may not have even noticed you were injured.

During Diabetes Awareness Month, we want to share the importance of identifying and responding to non-healing wounds and how a Certified Wound Specialist is helpful during recovery.

If you have diabetes, here are three ways to increase your chances of winning against wounds.

If you are a patient with diabetes, you should always have foot or ankle wounds assessed by your podiatrist. Infection can set in more rapidly for diabetic patients.