Diabetic foreskin splitting, how to treat

Post-circumcision dehiscence in diabetic patients is a relatively common complication that requires treatment of the cause and symptomatic treatment.
1. Causal treatment: cracked foreskin may be a complication of diabetes, which is related to the patient’s blood sugar is not well controlled. The patient needs to take metformin or insulin injection as prescribed by the doctor to lower sugar treatment. At the same time, need to maintain a low-sugar diet, control the total calories of each meal.
2. Symptomatic treatment: For the symptoms of foreskin cracking, it is recommended that patients dress the wound after disinfection; those with infections need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take oral anti-infective drugs, such as cephalosporin antibiotics or penicillin antibiotics or topical erythromycin ointment treatment.
In addition, diabetes is a chronic disease that requires lifelong treatment, so patients should have regular checkups, follow the doctor’s instructions to control blood glucose, and strengthen daily care.