Answer
The patient should be diagnosed with
diabetes.
- The normal range for plasma glucose levels in 80 mg/dl
to 130 mg/dl if measured as random test. However, if the
random blood sugar test is carried out within two hours of meal,
the levls upto 180 md/dl is considered
normal.
- Here, the patient has plasma glucose levels of 223
mg/dl. Hence, it should be diagnosed with diabetes.
- The patient with diabetes mellitus is more prone to get severe
wounds and delayed wound healing.
- The blood circulation in the patient with diabetes is poor and
adequate nutrients cannot reach the wound causing delay in the
healing process.
