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.
This approach is based on the well-known fact that elevated blood triglycerides are usually caused by: 1  too acid pH of glycerol (due to diet and lack of potassium via phosphorylation in the stomach) and. 2  improperly oxidized (metabolized) fatty acids in the gut by pancreatic enzymes.