This is the question that a family member called last night to ask, saying that the old man is suffering from diabetic rotten feet and is now incontinent, how long can he live in this situation. This patient is only 60 years old, according to the family said a couple of months ago was fine, after rotten feet has not been effectively controlled, a month did not get out of bed, since yesterday began to urinate and defecate a little uncontrolled, we do not know what to do. For this patient, I would like to say the following questions: First, to diagnose whether the incontinence of urine and feces and rotten feet related. Generally diabetic foot infection will not cause this situation, unless it has been very serious, resulting in the patient unconscious. What you can’t figure out is that the patient is still conscious, so this should be further examined to see if there are other diseases causing this, such as changes in the urinary system and gastrointestinal tract function caused. Second, to try to walk down to the ground. The old man is not very old, but he is only bedridden for a long time because he does not want to walk because of foot pain. Bed rest is not only detrimental to blood sugar control, but the circulation in the lower limbs is stagnant for a long time and the wound is definitely slow to heal. In this case, the patient should be urged and encouraged to move more on the ground, which is helpful for wound treatment. Third, the diabetic foot can be controlled, and the cure will not have a major impact on the patient’s life expectancy. If treated according to the method of amputation, the current statistics have an impact on life expectancy, for example, the survival rate of 5 years after surgery is only 30%. If we use conservative methods, such as the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, after systematic treatment, patients do not need to amputate their limbs, and can walk freely, and patients are in a good mood, then it will not have a big impact on life. Fourth, what method of treatment is effective? Like the current local hospital is only superficial smear, infusion of antibiotics to control the infection, this situation is certainly not good control. The most basic treatment is to do debridement of the patient’s wound to clean out the infected necrotic skin, muscles, tendons, blood vessels and bones, etc., so as to facilitate the control of infection. Later on, on the basis of comprehensive treatment, the wound will heal faster with the use of Chinese ointment applied externally to the wound, which can dispel the decay and simmer the pus and pull out the poison. All in all, this condition cannot be delayed and needs to be treated by correcting the treatment plan as soon as possible, and the patient’s physical condition can be improved. We have also admitted many patients who have been under critical illness, and now people are alive and well. Therefore, patients and families must not give up.