10 Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus
Symptom #8: Slow Healing Sores
Picking up knocks and bumps is a part of life. These can lead to minor injuries but they will usually sort themselves out in time. A scab can form to protect the damaged tissue below while the body gets to work repairing the wound. When we are not well, though, this repair mechanism might not be as effective as usual.
With the immune system impaired, the body will find it difficult to heal sores. Even small injuries might take weeks or even months to heal. What makes this worse is that unhealed sores are themselves more prone to infection. This is a symptom that really should be checked out.
Advertisement
