Thankyou for your reply jo.
i was wondering if being pre diabetic for a long time ( higher than normal ) but not diagnosis level could cause the symptoms if cellulitis not healing faster than it did with the antibiotics. .
Yeah... If there's more sugar in our bloodstream than there should be, it can feed infections and the like. The bacteria thrive on it, so it's hard to beat down, even with antibiotics, sometimes. You don't have to be in the diabetic range for issues, they can start quite a bit before that. I walked around with wounds that never healed (and I do mean spouting pus for
years when I was in my 20's), long before I became a "proper" diabetic. Now if I get a wound, it's a little extra wound-care, and it's all good in a day or two. Still get infections quicker than other people, but 9 out of 10, if not more, I can take care of myself without intervention from a GP or some surgery. Just another reason to try and get good blood sugar control: it makes life a lot easier and less painful and puss-y.
