Lima MHM Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
medicine, pharmacy
Associate Professor at the School of Nursing from University of Campinas, Brazil
Lima MHM has completed her PhD at the age of 32 at the University of Campinas, Brazil. She is the Associate Professor at the School of Nursing from University of Campinas, Brazil. She has over 50 publications that have been cited over 300 times and her publication H-index is 09. She has also been serving as an editorial board member of reputed Journals.
Short Communication Open Access
Author(s): Lima MHM
DM is a continuous metabolic condition that leads to chronic complications in different organs and systems, such as cardiovascular problems, retinopathy, nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy and the main cause of complications is poor glycemic control. People with diabetes are prone to the development of skin ulcers with delayed wound healing and various factors can interfere with wound healing, increasing the probability of infections as well as for the need for amputation. Studies have shown that, compared to wounds in animals with diabetes not treated with insulin, those treated with insulin have faster closure with a diminished inflammatory phase, improved formation of granulation tissue and collagen fibers organized in meshes in a characteristic pantographic pattern similar to h... view moreĀ»