Methods of promoting diabetic ulcer healing using beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate with arginine and glutamine

摘要

summary "methods of promoting diabetic ulcer healing using beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate with arginine and glutamine" discloses the combination of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine and glutamine for use in a method of treating a diabetic ulcer in a diabetic individual who has at least one of: (a) a serum albumin level less than or equal to 4.0 g / dl and / or (b) an ankle-brachial index less than 1.0. 9. Also disclosed is the use of the combination of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine and glutamine for the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of a diabetic ulcer in a diabetic individual having at least one of: (a) a serum albumin level less than or equal to 4.0 g / dl and / or (b) an ankle-brachial index less than 1.0. In certain embodiments, the combination of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine and glutamine is administered orally via a nutritional composition.