Clean wound of debris & digested material by gently rubbing with a gauze pad saturated with NS (or other desired cleansing agent compatible with Santyl), follow with a NS rinse. If an antibiotic powder is used in case of infection, it should be applied prior to the application of Santyl.
Your body also converts some substances -- sugar and alcohol in particular -- to triglycerides. If using Splenda, an artificial sweetener, helps you reduce the amount of sugar in your diet, you could enjoy lower levels of triglycerides.
Splenda may increase blood sugar spikes and insulin levels. Study this: Splenda and blood sugar; focus and IQ; hormones and breast cancer. The artificial sweetener Splenda may be doing more than sweetening your coffee. New research published in the journal Diabetes Care shows it can be affecting your insulin response.