I just looked up the book online “Guide to Medical Cures and Treatments” and it only tells me where I can buy it – but the book itself is not published online I will have to go to Library.
I did a few more searches on home remedies for ingrown toenails and they all say not to try cutting it out yourself at home. the other sites also said that folks with diabetes should not even try the soaking and ointments etc. without first consulting with a medical doctor
from Discovery “TLC” which is not as far as I know a medical site (but it makes a whole lot of sense):
“If you have diabetes or any other condition that affects circulation, don’t even think of trying to treat a nail infection yourself. In people with poor circulation, any foot wound or infection takes longer to heal. If not properly treated, an injury could worsen quickly and cause other complications; at worst, it could result in amputation.”
without seeing the readers digest guide to medical cures and treatments I would be surprised if they don’t have a caveat in the book for those with diabetes and other circulatory problems.
question – would you at lease agree that it was probably not the best advice to tell someone a remedy without knowing their health history (even with the assumption that most people will not follow an anonymous poster on a non-medical blog) because it could lead to dire consequences (amputation)? I would also assume that if someone visited you in your office or clinic you would not send them home to do this without knowing their medical history (true???).