Patients with Diabetes
The people having the disease of diabetes mellitus are more prone to acquire an athlete’s foot at some stage in their lives. The occurrence of an athlete’s foot is usually more common in the patients of an athlete’s foot, maybe because of the compromised immune system of the body. In diabetic patients, the immune system is weaker than average persons, so it becomes a challenge for the immune system to fight against an athlete’s foot disease. Moreover, if there is an onset of an athlete’s foot in a diabetic patient, then it is very difficult for the skin to heal correctly. It takes more time to treat the symptoms of athlete’s foot in a diabetic patient in comparison with the ordinary people. Also, diabetic patients are more vulnerable to serious health problems like cellulitis, ulcers, and other bacterial infections.