AKURAT.CO Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the world, including Indonesia.
A person suffering from diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels, aka above the normal value limit. Usually this disease arises as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle. If not treated immediately, diabetes can be life threatening.
Diabetes can attack any part of the body, including the skin. In fact, problems with your skin can be the first sign that you have diabetes. Some skin problems can actually be experienced by anyone, but diabetics are more susceptible to these problems, such as bacterial infections, fungal infections, and itching. However, some skin problems are only experienced by diabetics, namely diabetic dermopathy, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, diabetic blisters, and eruptive xanthomatosis.
Well, if you experience some of the following skin problems, you may have diabetes. Read the explanation AKURAT.CO the following.
Acantosis Nigricans
This skin disease is often an early sign of diabetes (prediabetes). This disease will make certain areas of the skin, especially the folds, darken. This means you have too much insulin in your blood. In addition, small warts also appear on the side or back of the neck, armpits, under the breasts and groin. Acanthosis nigricans usually occurs in those who are overweight.
Dermopati Diabetes
Diabetic dermopathy is a skin problem caused by changes in blood circulation in diabetics. On the skin there will be shiny round or oval lesions on thin skin, especially on dry skin. Even so, diabetic dermopathy can also occur in the arms, thighs and other areas of the body.
These patches do not cause pain, itching or burning sensation. Diabetic dermopathy will fade after 18 to 24 months, or may not go away at all. Generally diabetic dermopathy does not require medical treatment.
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