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Question: Vitamin D Deficiency
Did anyone have trouble healing due to diabetes?
Having diabetes does complicate would healing. It's really important to keep your blood sugars in control. The wounds should heal but it will definitely take a lot longer and need more agressive wound healing than the "average" person.
Make sure your surgeon has a wound plan in place. If he doesn't, you may want to see a plastic surgeon or a doctor who specializes in wound care.
What type of help is out there for people with no insurance and soon to have no income?
Have you contacted the American Cancer Society? Also many hopitals have programs for care for people without insurance, you need to be sure to contact them before you go in if it isn't an unexpected situation. Don't know that you would be eligible for SSI, but start at the ACS I'm sure someone there can get you more info.
Good luck, keep us posted on your progress.
