From the Express news article:
DIABETES patients may suffer from numbness or a loss of sensation in the feet. This could make wounds slower to heal, and may lead to amputation.
- Diabetes patients could suffer foot problems
- Patients may have neuropathy – numbness in the foot
- Wounds harder to feel
- May lead to infections
High blood sugar levels in diabetes patients could lead to neuropathy – numbness – due to nerve damage, and circulation problems in the hands and feet.
This makes wounds harder to heal, and could stretch healing time.
Wounds in the feet could lead to infections if they aren’t healed quickly.
If wounds turn into open sores, they can become irreparable, and could lead to having the appendage completely removed.
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