Diabetic patients should be more careful about the dealing with wounds. Wounds of diabetics do not heal quicky, it will take more time to recover. Even a small scratch or blister can turn into an ulcerous wound. This can happen anywhere on the body, though the feet are the most commonly affected.
Managing wounds with diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease brought about by insulin resistance. This is a condition caused by the body’s inability to use the insulin produced by the pancreas, so insufficient insulin production. As a result, glucose absorbed from the food you eat cannot reach the cells where they are needed to create energy. Instead, the glucose accumulates in the bloodstream, where, if left untreated, it causes havoc to almost every organ and system in the body. Lets understand the slow wound healing.
Why wounds heal slowly in diabetes?
Diabetes compromises your body’s self-healing capacity, there are three primary reasons for this:
1. Insufficient nutrients and oxygen reaching cells
High Blood Sugar Levels (BSL) lead to increase the thickness of blood cells, reducing blood flow, effectively reducing the volume of oxygen and nutrients from reaching the cells.
2. Compromised immune system
High BSL affects your immune system, it will weakens your immune system, it reducing its ability to fight off bacterial infection. Worse, the high blood sugar feeds the harmful bacteria that begin to flourish, further aggravating the wound.
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