Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group to discuss foot care

The Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group sponsored by Fallbrook Hospital will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 2 to 3 pm at Regency Fallbrook, located at 609 E. Elder St. Laurie Higbee, Nursing Supervisor from the Palomar Pomerado Wound Care Center will be speaking more about diabetic foot and wound care. The Wound Care Center, located in San Marcos and Poway, is also a site for hyperbaric oxygen therapy used for non-healing wounds.

Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-extremity amputations in the United States. This is why foot care is so important for people with diabetes and why...