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Diabetes Complications Wound Healing

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A serious complication of diabetes is impaired wound healing, which can lead to chronic wounds, hospitalization, and limb amputation in patients with diabetes. the extracellular matrix (ecm) coordinates healing by providing structure and facilitating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions (2,3). Objective this study evaluated the association between hemoglobin a1c (a1c) and wound outcomes in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (dfus). research design and methods we conducted a retrospective analysis of an ongoing prospective, clinic-based study of patients with dfus treated at an academic institution during a 4. 7-year period. data from 270 participants and 584 wounds were included in. Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels. it is associated with many health complications including the improper function of all stages of wound healing. this results diabetes complications wound healing in poor wound. Impaired wound healing often occurs in the setting of multiple, smaller co...