### Human:\nare diabetic prone to ear infections. why are diabetic prone to ear infections and how long will it last\n\n### Assistant: yes diabetics tend to be immunocompromised and prone to just about any infection including ear infections. with the proper diagnosis and treatment regime diabetics will improve just like the non-diabetics. it would not be possible to predict how long an infection would last since i do not know the details (type of infection treatment regime diabetic control etc. ).