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Diabetes and Surgical Site Infections

Posted on May 2, 2016 by janekdickinson

Hopefully if you or someone you love has diabetes you already know that high blood glucose leads to infection. High blood glucose also contributes to slower healing wounds. If someone with diabetes has surgery, their risk for infection at the … Continue reading →

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Diabetes and Feet

Posted on March 18, 2014 by janekdickinson

Take care of your feet is something that people with diabetes hear often. I think of the feet as the last stop for our healing white blood cells. They travel throughout the body all day long, and the feet are … Continue reading →

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