Diabetic wounds are wounds that people with diabetes suffer. They are known as chronic wounds as they do not heal properly, if at all. They generally come in the form of a horrendous ulcer or open wound on the feet or legs. 15% of diabetics will suffer from them and they are the leading cause of amputations in the developed world today that arent caused by an accident. We dont really know why they wont heal, it seems like there are problems with the cells involved in wound healing and that they dont get the right signals to tell them what to do. In my lab we are trying to work out what goes wrong, then we can start to fix it!
If you are feeling brave you can click on the link below to see a diabetic wound- it is pretty awful so dont do it if you a squeemish or eating lunch! But hopefully you will see why it is vital that we find a cure…
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