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5. Cuts and bruises are slow to heal.
This is one of the diabetes symptoms that particularly affects the lower extremities. High blood glucose causes your blood vessels to narrow, leading to poor circulation. When wounds don’t get enough nutrients and oxygen from the blood, they heal more slowly and are more likely to get infected.