If you seem to have a bruise that isn’t going away as quickly as normal, it may be a diabetic bruise. Bruising is sometimes a symptom of diabetes. A diabetic bruise may manifest itself in two distinct ways.

Diabetics often have a skin condition called acanthosisnigricans. In this condition, the skin will turn black or brown in the folds or creases of the body. This is hyper-pigmentation occurs becauseexcess insulin spills into the skin. It is most common in type-2 diabetics. If you are a diabetic, you may notice that the healing times with diabetes can be much longer no matter what condition you may have. So a diabetic bruise will take a much longer time than ‘usual’ to heal.

Slow healing is an indicator that something is wrong, and so is bruising easily. This should not be taken lightly. If you don’t have diabetes and notice that you …