Skin Integrity In Diabetic Patient
Skin integrity is important for diabetic patients. The possibility of infection is always present, especially when users do not change their infusion set after 72 hours (Kim, 2013).
Signs and symptoms of a possible infection at the site include: redness, swelling, tenderness or pain, warmth around the site, pus, lump underneath the skin, fever and elevated blood glucose levels (Kim, 2013).
Signs and symptoms of a possible infection at the site include: redness, swelling, tenderness or pain, warmth around the site, pus, lump underneath the skin, fever and elevated blood glucose levels (Kim, 2013).