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Boil/abscess help

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February13th

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hello everyone. Im just looking for input on my current situation. I feel at odds though because this is my first time posting...
I have a boil and have been going into the clinic for the past three weeks to get the wound packed and cleaned.
The nurses that have been seeing me are at a loss because there's been no signs of improvement over the three weeks.
My sugars havent been the greatest but I managed to get my fasting and after meal numbers within range. My doctor told me this is because of my diabetes and my recent A1C came in at 7.4
I searched the forum hoping to find someone in my same situation and came across several but they didn't say how long the recovery time was.
I was optimistic in the beginning thinking it would be 2 or 3 weeks but im now entering my fourth week of wound care and seeing a surgeon next week and the nursing staff don't want to give me an idea on how long it'll take.
Anyway thank you for reading any input would be greatly appreciated. Take care and I wish you the best in your health and care
 
Hi @February13th and welcome!

It’s not exactly the same, but I was diagnosed about 5 years or so ago as a result of going to the doctor with an abdominal abscess that was spouting blood and not clearing. My A1C was significantly higher - 108 (12%) - and I kind of knew what was coming.

I don’t remember exactly how long the abscess took to completely clear, but probably at least 3 or 4 weeks. I did immediately cut out obvious carbs, and am pretty sure that helped the recovery, alongside the couple of courses of antibiotics that I was given.

Five and a bit years later, I still have a mark where the abscess was, but am firmly in remission due to dietary changes. So my advice, assuming you’re not on any blood glucose lowering meds, would be to eat as few carbs as possible to starve the wound of any sugar to feed on. Hopefully that’ll help with the recovery process.
 
Thank you @Goonergal for the reply. Im not on any meds at the moment but have been limiting my carbs and eating healthier.

Being on my fourth week i hope the wound clears up haha.

Take care
 
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