Gangrene: How fast does it progress?

Someone close to me just had nearly half their foot amputated because of gangrene. It started out as this tiny little cut on their big toe, but they didn't act fast enough, and things just spiraled. By the time doctors stepped in, the infection had spread to the pinky toe too, so they had to surgically remove all the toes.

So, my questions are: what are the odds that this is the end of it? Like, can someone actually walk without any toes? How much does it affect them, and is there anything we can do to make walking easier? Also, I know it varies wildly for everyone, but on average, how fast does gangrene usually progress?

What’s actually driving this? Is it a diabetes thing, maybe too many burgers, or just something else entirely?

diabetes.

Honestly, I don't think anyone can give you a straight answer on that, because it really just comes down to how much those peripheral vessels are constricted...it’s one of those things that’s strictly individual for everyone
If you can keep your blood sugar in check, stay out of the freezing cold, and make sure you're wearing loose-fitting clothes and shoes that don't pinch at all...you should definitely try to get into a hyperbaric chamber if you can swing it...plus, keeping up with wound care on your leg and sticking to a high-protein diet is huge...

I mean, what I'm trying to say is that the damage is already done, and it's hard to play smart once you're already in this position...

As far as I know, the doctor didn't mention anything about a biventricular pacemaker. Do you know where she could get one installed and how long the waitlist usually is?
Also, how often would she need to go in for adjustments, and does it actually help much?
-I'm not sure if this is relevant, but she just had an amputation last week. She's still in the hospital right now, and next week they're planning to implant a permanent pacemaker.

You can find a Baroque Chamber in places like San Francisco, Miami, the Dubrava Library in Washington, D.C., or even the Osijek Library. Honestly, a Baroque Chamber is definitely the way to go for cases like this. How often you need to go in and how much it actually helps really depends on the person, but I’d say you should probably start getting in there every couple of weeks or so... As for when to switch over to HBO, that’s really up to the surgeon and their take on how the wound is healing, but generally speaking, a relatively fresh wound isn't a reason to hold off on HBO...
Well, I'm not entirely sure about using HBO if someone has a pacemaker. On one hand, you've got pure oxygen inside the chamber, but then again, a pacemaker uses electrical impulses... hm... so I'm just not quite sure how those two things play together...