How Vaginal Yeast Infection Can Effect Diabetes

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Increasing risk of vaginal yeast infection is one of the major effects of diabetes in women. Yeast is a common type of micro organism that lives in human body. It feeds on sugars called glycogen and glucose. When you have diabetes more of these sugars are available to yeast in your blood and body tissue and it grows quickly. Living with diabetes is always challenging job. You need constant vigilance and a strong discipline in all aspects of your life is must for a healthy life. Even a brief period of laziness and lack of alertness in recognizing different symptoms issued by your body may lead to a severe heath hazard. Vaginal yeast infection is one those health problems which can ruin peace in the life of women with diabetes.

Generally vaginal yeast infection is a common type of infection that occurs to most women. Candida, or yeast, often lives on the human body as part of the body’s normal bacteria and organisms. Some biological changes such as a shift in the body’s acidity from infection, condom use, antibiotics or diabetes, the balance of organisms is disrupted. Candida cells multiply unchecked, resulting in a yeast infection. But it is not frequent and can be kept under control with healthy habits. If you have high blood glucose the problem multiplies. A vaginal yeast infection may cause, itching, burning, soreness or irritation, a thick, white, cottage cheese-like vaginal discharge, a rash or redness around the vagina.

Vaginal infection may be a warning signal of high blood glucose. If you experience these symptoms it is better to check your blood glucose levels. If they are under control, then you may have some other reason for the infection, please consult a doctor. If you are already diagnosed with diabetes and now you have vaginal infection, don’t get panic. It can be controlled. A complete course of antibiotics, with sugar controlling medicines will generally solve the problem. Don’t take over the counter antibiotics. Explain your symptoms and your sugar history to a qualified doctor and follow their advice.

In general fever or chills, lower abdominal, back, or shoulder pain, nausea or vomiting, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, or missed periods are not caused by vaginal yeast infection. These may be signs of other vaginal conditions, such as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or a tubal pregnancy. If you have any of these symptoms, contact your doctor or health care provider immediately. Before starting any new medications please consult a doctor because those drugs can interact with regular medications causing severe side effects. You may prefer a vaginal medication to that of oral medication. Yeast infections occurring in women with diabetes may require up to two weeks of treatment.

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• yeast infections home remedies says:

  May 3, 2010 at 5:07 am

  i have a question… I took the one dose pill about this time yesterday and had thought I was feeling better, but mid day today the pain came back…… and I also started having MORE discharge which was white…….. could this be something else, or can I have pain like this with a yeast infection?

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• Solange says:

  March 1, 2008 at 12:32 pm

  Hi I been to so many Dr They treat me for vaginal infection for 4 years now they put me on antibiotink and after 2 week it come back I am married and I can not have a relation with my husband for almost one year because every time I have a intercourse it bleed and swell and hurt what can I do or take any medication I am 65 years old Thank you I am SO DEPRESSE over this.
  Solange

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