Diabetes does not itself cause bruising but can slow wound healing, making bruises linger longer than usual.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent medical sources confirm both that diabetes does not directly cause bruising and that it impairs wound healing, extending bruise duration. Consistent mechanistic explanation (poor circulation, neuropathy, immune dysfunction) across sources with no contradicting evidence. [tier=silver indep_score=0.75 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable | kind=empirical eligibility=high (extractor: empirical/medium)]
Sources
- Random Bruising: 13 Possible Causes Excluding Obvious Injury (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://healthmatch.io/diabetes/diabetes-bruise-easily (corroboration)
- https://www.siloamhospitals.com/en/informasi-siloam/artikel/causes-of-easy-bruising (corroboration)
- https://blazma.com/blogs/145?lang=en (corroboration)
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320739 (corroboration)