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For Skin Care of Diabetes

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

skin care and diabetes Your family member or friend with diabetes can take care of your skin to prevent disease. To do this we recommend the following:

Taking care of our skin is an easy job to which we can spend a few minutes a day tales. You can protect the body from diseases caused by diabetes if you carry out the following tips:

* Keep diabetes under control: People with high levels of glucose in the blood tend to have dry skin and less ability to fight harmful bacteria. Both problems increase the risk of infection.

* Clean and dry the skin: It is very important that your loved wash all your skin, preferably with a mild soap and dry it well especially between the toes, bending the legs and knees, for in those parts of the Humidity promotes the growth of fungi.

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