Winter burn diabetes alert

Diabetes due to peripheral neuropathy, for temperature is not sensitive enough, in winter oftenadmitted to hospital due to improper heat burns in diabetic patients. Diabetic patients with high sugar content within the cells and tissues, bacteria easy to grow, so that infection ratesincreased. Many people with diabetes, diabetic atherosclerosis, leading to local tissue ischemia, and decreased resistance, a small wound can cause infection and the formation of ulcers.
Doctors advise people with diabetes should not only warm in winter, but also to prevent burns.Blood sugar, high blood lipids of the elderly to be careful to use hot water bottle, electric blanketsand other equipment, such as found in skin ulceration should be timely treatment.

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