{"id":15001,"date":"2020-05-12T01:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T01:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15001"},"modified":"2020-05-12T01:27:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T01:27:31","slug":"why-do-wounds-take-so-long-to-heal-for-diabetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/diabetes\/why-do-wounds-take-so-long-to-heal-for-diabetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Wounds Take So Long To Heal for Diabetics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re diabetic, your doctor has likely warned you about your slow healing process. A small cut may take a while to heal, and because your healing time is longer, you\u2019re more likely to have problems. To make sure people with diabetes are taking care of any cut, scratch, or wound, this information should help.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is the healing process so slow?<\/h3>\n<p>Diabetes interrupts the body\u2019s ability to metabolize glucose, which means high blood sugar can happen easily \u2013 and this interferes with your body\u2019s healing process.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s the biggest problem area?<\/h3>\n<p>Doctors say feet should be a diabetic&#8217;s biggest concern. A cut on the foot is hard to notice and hard to treat. Plus, it\u2019s hard not to agitate wounds on the foot because every step taken applies pressure to it. As a result, wounds on the feet take a long time to heal.<\/p>\n<h3>How bad can a wound become?<\/h3>\n<p>When taken care of, wounds can heal. However, wounds that aren\u2019t healing need to be brought to a doctor\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Again, wounds on the bottom of the feet are most problematic. A cut on the bottom of a foot that\u2019s left untreated can quickly develop into a foot ulcer. Research shows between 14-24% of people with a foot ulcer end up having their foot amputated.<\/p>\n<h3>How should a wound be cared for?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s important to create a self-care routine for wounds. Diabetics should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do regular body checks to look for scratches<\/li>\n<li>See a doctor if the wound isn\u2019t healing or if dead tissue needs to be removed<\/li>\n<li>Change the bandages frequently to reduce chances of bacterial growth<\/li>\n<li>Keep pressure off the area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re diabetic, your doctor has likely warned you about your slow healing process. A small cut may take a while to heal, and because your healing time is longer, you\u2019re more likely to have problems. To make sure people with diabetes are taking care of any cut, scratch, or wound, this information should help. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[753],"tags":[714,1206],"class_list":["post-15001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diabetes","tag-diabetes","tag-wound-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}