Diabetes doesn’t just affect your blood sugar; it has an impact on your whole body. High blood sugar can cause your body to lose fluid, leaving you with itchy dry skin. Nerve damage from prolonged high blood glucose levels can decrease the amount you sweat, robbing you of more bodily fluids. Why is dry skin bad? Aside from being itchy and uncomfortable, dry skin can actually be hazardous to diabetics. If you scratch your itchy skin too much, you can sometimes scratch the skin open. Dry skin may also crack on its own. Cracks, cuts, and scratches let germs into … Continue reading →