Dawn - again, so sorry what you are now going through - my mother is 89 and developed diabetes in her 70s or so, pretty well controlled - she knows how to manipulate her diet so she can still have a cookie with her after dinner cup of tea! But a couple of years ago, she got a red spot on her second toe from a pair of shoes that she had worn alot, it opened up, got infected, slightly gangrenous, pretty yuck - they inserted a pic line in her arm and my father would hook up her IV line in the morning and at night and it took about a month before it cleared up. This happened again a year or two ago on the bottom of her foot, they're not sure if it was a callous that split open, but this time, the infection went down to the bone and she had to be hospitalized while they debrided the wound and heavy antibiotic therapy - it also took a while to heal (this time she became very depressed and upset and at one point said something to the effect that she was tired of fighting this); luckily, she did start to heal, but it takes a long, long time for diabetics to heal; and on top of it, she has a heart condition where she has to take blood thinners, which makes surgery a challenge as well. Just keep in communication with his doctors and have them explain what they are doing - you are his advocate and it can be difficult to catch the doctors to speak with them. It's a shame this all started because of a mistake on orders. Sue. (sorry to hijack your thread!)
Hope Treyner's team did well in Ohio, too. 
