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.
When it comes to causes of high triglycerides, you must look first at what you eat. And sugar is probably one of the main causes of high triglycerides (more on this below). In this article you will find that you can divide high triglycerides causes into 2 groups: I. Causes you have no control over; and. II. Causes over which you have control. This is probably one of the most important distinctions, as this helps you focus your efforts in those causes that you can control.