Diabetes can affect the entire body, including your skin. Find out how to spot, prevent, and treat diabetes skin complications. Do you have diabetes? Diabetes is the fastest growing long-term chronic disease, affecting millions of people across the globe.

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Diabetes can affect every part of the body, including the skin. In fact, such problems are sometimes the first sign that a person has diabetes. Luckily, most skin conditions can be prevented or easily treated if caught early. Some of these problems are skin conditions anyone can have, but people with diabetes get more easily.

Skin complications can occur when blood sugar levels are too high, and they are often the first visible sign of diabetes. People with diabetes have blood sugar levels that are too high, due to a lack of insulin or insulin not working properly. An estimated one-third of people with diabetes experience skin conditions either related to or influenced by the condition. People can use medication to resolve skin problems, but managing blood sugars is usually the best way to prevent and treat skin problems that relate to diabetes.