Constant high blood sugar levels can cause your wounds to heal slowly. It can also cause your wound to not heal.
Monitor and control your blood sugar. This is one of the most important things you can do to heal your wound.
Work closely with your doctor to heal your wound as quickly as possible. It can also decrease possible complications.
Your doctor may ask you to keep track of your blood sugar changes. Check them at home as often as you doctor has asked you to. You may want to write down your blood sugar results. This will tell you what your blood sugar level is at any one time.
An HbA1C (estimated glucose average) will give you an idea of how well your blood sugar was controlled over the last three months. It shows you and your doctor how well your diabetes treatment plan is working. A goal HbA1c number for most people is 6%. Your risk for complications increase with every 1% above the goal of 6%.