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Do wounds take longer to heal in diabetes?

Q: Is it true that wounds take time to heal for a diabetic person? I am diabetic, but my wounds heal soon.

A:Its true that patients with diabetes mellitus have delayed wound healing but that happens in patients with poor metabolic control or who have long standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus with irreversible tissue damage and complications like peripheral vascular disease or neuropathy.

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