Showing posts with label Diabetic infections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diabetic infections. Show all posts

Diabetes and digestive system.. diarrhea. Constipation. Abdominal distension. incontinence

Diabetes may cause a malfunction of the autonomic nerves and lead to a number of problems in the diabetic, including:
- Diarrhea: who does not respond to the use of medical drugs and increases at night. Sometimes the patient complains of indigestion with diarrhea. This diarrhea is often caused by involuntary nerve damage to the intestines and stomach that controls the movement of these organs.
Constipation: This is also due to a disorder of the autonomic nerves regulating the bowel movement, as this leads to a lack of bowel movement and constipation.
- Abdominal swelling: The patient sometimes feels bloating and discomfort in the abdomen after eating, giving a feeling of fullness of the stomach (digestion) and indigestion.
This is due to the sluggishness of the stomach and the slow emptying of the food, and the food stays there for a long time.
Urinary incontinence: The involuntary injury of the bladder may cause the inability to properly control its ability to empty urine at the right time. It may sometimes result in a complete cessation of discharge, requiring a permanent catheter to empty the bladder from the urine.

Diabetes and skin.. Itching. Boils and abscesses that become a good medium for the growth of bacteria, fungi and microbes

Sugar enters the composition of all tissues and cells of the body and its fluids at different rates. The body tissues of the diabetic, especially the skin, are more susceptible to microbial infections, especially if the blood sugar level is not controlled well. The skin symptoms are itching, the emergence of boils and abscesses, which become a good medium for the growth of bacteria, fungi and other microbes. The most important characteristic of the boils and abscesses in the diabetic are frequent occurrences, especially in the summer. It takes a long time to be cured.
The itching is concentrated in the pubic area around the genitals and around the anus for men and women. This may lead to sepsis and wounds. Itching also occurs under the armpit, breast and lower legs due to dryness. Dry skin, especially on the hands and feet of the diabetic, can be observed.
To treat the itching of a diabetic patient, the blood sugar level must first be controlled with the use of antifungal and antifungal drugs and sometimes the use of anti-allergic drugs to reduce the severity of itching, as well as attention to clean the skin and the speed of wound treatment.

Why is a diabetic more susceptible to microbial infections than others?

Typically, a patient's diabetes is less likely to be microbial than normal people, making it easier to grow microbes. Some scientists explain the weak immunity of the diabetic to:
- The weakness of white blood cells responsible for the immunity of the body, and defense against microbes in access to the site of inflammation either as a result of atherosclerosis and narrowing of the process or due to weak white blood cells in the diabetic.
- Lack of insulin in the diabetic, which leads to a deficiency in the formation of proteins necessary in the formation of immune bodies responsible for the defense of the body.

Diabetics and surgery.. During surgery, insulin is given with glucose

Diabetics like others may need surgery during their lifetime. Surgery is not at present dangerous to the diabetic, especially after the availability of modern surgical methods, the discovery of insulin, and antibiotics. In cases of small operations such as opening abscesses and others, common sugar medications such as insulin and sugar-lowering tablets can be used. In the case of medium and large surgeries should be used insulin, preferably use for two or three days before the operation, with the cessation of the use of sugar-lowering tablets if the patient uses them. During the process insulin is given with glucose. The patient should be given the appropriate antibiotic before, during, and after the operation.
After the patient has improved after the surgery, he or she returns to the usual medication (insulin or tablets).

Respiratory infections in patients with diabetes.. Are more susceptible to influenza and pneumonia

Patients with diabetes are more likely to develop influenza and its complications, including Pneumonia, and in fact, the death rate among patients with diabetes rises by 5% to 15% during the flu season, Flu complications are six times higher than in healthy people with influenza, so it is recommended to use the annual flu vaccine as well as the vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia (Preumococcal pneumonia) for all diabetics.
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