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.
Older women tend to have higher triglyceride levels. Triglycerides go up due to being overweight/obese, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, excess alcohol consumption, other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, some drugs, genetic factors, and/or a diet very high in carbohydrates (60 percent or more of calories).