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Why does a diabetics wound turn to gangeriene?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Gangrene: Diabetes affects blood vessel integrity. It also affects tissue healing. Anytime there is an open wound healing is a challenge. Sometimes healing is not successful and gangrene develops like in the toes etc...
Answered 10/5/2015
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Body's defense : This is your body's defense mechanism to wall off the infection and prevent it from spreading to the rest of the body. Never let a wound go unchecked to the point because this will mean some type of amputation at this point!
Answered 5/4/2013
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