Diabetic Wound Care
in Banning, CA

Diabetic wound care requires immediate attention to prevent severe complications, as diabetes slows healing and nerve damage (neuropathy) often masks pain.

Due to poor circulation and high blood sugar, even minor cuts can escalate rapidly. Always consult a specialist if a wound fails to improve within one week.

Chronic wounds can be painful, limit your mobility, and even threaten your independence. But there's hope. At San Gorgonio Wound Care Center, we offer advanced treatments and compassionate care to help you heal faster and reclaim your life.

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Treatments for Diabetic Wounds

Effective management that is coordinated with our medical professionals helps ensure proper treatment and preventing complications for foot ulcers and other diabetic wounds.

Our mission is to provide exceptional, compassionate, and patient-centered care. We are dedicated to healing, improving quality of life, limb preservation, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment for our patients. We value cross-specialty alignment to ensure the best outcomes.

  • Stable glucose levels are foundational to restoring your immune response and tissue repair.

  • If the wound is on your foot, take weight off the area using specialized footwear, braces, or crutches to prevent worsening.

  • Do not attempt to pop blisters or peel calluses yourself. Medical debridement is necessary to safely remove dead or infected tissue.

  • Seek immediate care if you notice spreading redness, swelling, warmth, or pus, as these are signs of an active infection.

Diabetic wounds most commonly affect the feet, toes, and lower legs due to poor blood flow and nerve damage. They often form on the bottom of the foot where pressure from walking is highest.

Common Affected Areas

High pressure points on the bottom of the forefoot or heel from walking can create deep, painful sores. A diabetic ulcer is likely the result of this continued constant force creates tissue breakdown and increases risk of infection.

Toes and joints subjected to repeated rubbing from tight shoes develop blisters and cuts that can worsen quickly if not relieved and protected.

In the lower legs and ankles, poor circulation impairs tissue repair and often leads to slow-healing skin tears or ulcers that require careful wound management and monitoring to prevent complications.

Key Care Steps

Clean gently

Wash the area with mild soap and lukewarm water. Pat dry gently. Do not soak the wound or use harsh chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide or alcohol.

Keep it moist and covered

Apply an appropriate ointment or dressing recommended by your clinician and cover with a clean, sterile bandage to protect the skin and promote healing. Change the dressing as instructed or when it becomes wet or soiled.

Remove pressure

Avoid standing, walking, or putting weight on the sore. Use prescribed offloading devices, special shoes, or boots to relieve pressure and reduce further damage.

Watch for danger signs

Seek medical attention right away if you notice spreading redness, increasing swelling, new or worsening pain, foul odor, pus, fever, or any change that concerns you.

If you’d like, let us know where the wound is located and how long it has been there. We can then provide you more specific tips during you evaluation.

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Collaborative Care

Patient-Centered Goals

We work closely with referring physicians to ensure continuity of care and optimal patient outcomes.

Timely Communication

We provide regular updates on your patients' progress and promptly address any concerns.

Improved Quality of Life

Our goal is to help patients heal faster, reduce pain, and regain their mobility and independence.

Seamless Insurance

Our enrollment team verifies insurance, coordinates care transitions, and schedules the initial evaluation.

  • "If I can give more stars I would, Dr. Newbold and her staff are amazing, been bringing my client for over 2 months now, and his wound healed from the care that they provided."

    Jazmine W.

  • "They are very attentive professional and compassionate and most of all very knowledgeable."

    Jazmine W.

  • "I highly highly recommend them the environment is calm and it's a very clean office."

    Jazmine W.

Dr. Shanna Newbold

Our team is led by Dr. Shanna Newbold who is a board-certified emergency physician with more than 10 years of specialized wound care experience. She is one of very few providers certified by The American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery. Our group also consists of experienced mid level providers, wound techs and an Infectious Disease consultant. We have a passion for healing and wholeness.