How does diabetes affect the integumentary system?

Integumentary system. Diabetes can also affect your skin, the largest organ of your body. Along with dehydration, your body's lack of moisture due to high blood sugar can cause the skin on your feet to dry and crack. It's important to completely dry your feet after bathing or swimming. read more

Diabetes physiology is complex, but here is some info. Firstly, the excess glucose in the blood isn’t absorbed due to either lack of insulin(type 1) or lack of response to insulin in peripheral tissues (type 2). read more

Integumentary system. Diabetes can also affect your skin, the largest organ of your body. Along with dehydration, your body’s lack of moisture due to high blood sugar can cause the skin on your feet to dry and crack. It’s important to completely dry your feet after bathing or swimming. read more