Diabetics suffer from dry skin as your body uses lots of water to make urine and remove excess glucose from the blood. Moreover, fluctuating blood glucose levels lead to skin changes. In addition to this, as a diabetic your diabetic condition constantly breaks down your skin defenses and leads to more skin problems.
Most people associate winter with the snow and merriment. However in addition to this, there are many people who suffer with the consequences of the cold on their skin. The seasonal changes of the temperature and the lower humidity does trigger dryness and ashiness. While those with normal, oily or combination skin find their skin getting drier, those who already have dry or sensitive skin find their skin worsening during the winter months.
Winter’s settled and you see snow all around you. The natural thing to do in this climate is to put all your sunscreens away and just bundle yourself in woolies if and when you go outside. You think you need not care much for your skin nowadays as you aren’t in the sun much. However it is this thought of yours which is wrong.