Responsible for a variety of infections, the staphylococcus aureus bacteria also cause carbuncles. Diabetes patients are particularly vulnerable to this type of infection and possible complications. Further, in a study done by a team of doctors in the Department of Dermatology, University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, 85% of a group of 151 patients with type 2 diabetes suffered from one or more skin conditions, with bacterial infections making up the second most common occurrence of skin conditions. In a separate study from Italy, the prevalence of skin conditions in patients with type 2 diabetes is 61%. The presence of skin conditions in diabetes patients can be an indicator that treatment needs to be more aggressive and, in undiagnosed individuals, may warrant an evaluation to see if the infection is due to a pre-diabetic state.

Secondary Infection of Carbuncles Diabetes Patients Suffer 

When treating a carbuncle, diabetes patients should …