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One reason for the change in wound healing time in a diabetic is that

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Diabetics have a disease known as diabetes, where blood sugar levels are higher than they normally should be because their insulin production is not consistent or because cells are not responding to insulin as they should.

This affects the healing differently in wounds for diabetics, where a bad quality of circulation greatly reduces nutrient and/or oxygen that helps supply cells during the healing phase.
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