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Permalink Reply by Jason on April 17, 2009 at 10:14am

Yes...and I mean that with every ounce of my being after reading this thread.

Permalink Reply by Trisha York on April 19, 2009 at 9:20pm

As sick and unfun as this issue is, I'd almost choose it over the challenges that men have with sexual function and diabetes. I'm not sure which is the lesser of two evils really but I wouldn't wish either on anyone in their "prime" tee hee.

Permalink Reply by Molly Henthorne on April 16, 2009 at 1:39pm

Hi Danni, I don't quite know how to answer this because I'm currently fighting a chronic candida problem myself. I thought I should let you know that there are doctors out there who deal w/ this (candida is yeast). It's hard to find them though. You're probably going to have to be really aggressive with this. Unfortunately there are a ka-jillion different treatments floating around the web. Personally I didn't know what to believe, so I (thankfully) found a doctor who has helped a lot of people through this. I was in your same situation Sept. of last year. Figured out my high sugars were caused by food allergies which are caused by a yeast problem in the intestines. And then the high BS keeps feeding the yeast. It's a crazy circle.
So, I currently don't eat the foods I react to & am on an anti-candida diet. My BS average is at 120. Much better than it was. If this resonates with you, let me know & I'll explain more.

Permalink Reply by Diabolical Diabetic on April 16, 2009 at 8:26pm

Try Azo. It's a homeopathic treatment taken orally. I thought NOTHING would help me, but it did. Along with keeping bg's in check. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Jenny on April 17, 2009 at 4:57am

Actually, the yeasts in bread and food are a whole different species of microorganisms than the kind that infect the female reproductive tract. It's a fad thing to cure yeast by not eating yeast. It does not really work.

The drug resistant yeast is something named candida glabrata. Bread is made with saccheromyces cerevisiae not even a member of the candida.species.

Permalink Reply by Danni on April 17, 2009 at 11:58am

I'm taking acidophilus twice a day, it seems to not be helping. :(
And its no question that it started due to high bloodsugars... but now I'm on a pump, with more stable bg's and I check my bg allll the time, but its not going away. Very stressful.

Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on April 18, 2009 at 3:13pm

I thought I'd mention we have a private group for ladies to discuss matters that pertain to diabetes and sexuality, in case you feel more comfortable discussing these topics there:
http://tudiabetes.com/group/diabetesandsexuality
:)

Permalink Reply by Sarah S. on April 18, 2009 at 7:39pm

Here's one I've heard about: garlic suppositories. Use a small te@bag or mulling spice bag to keep it from getting lost. Never tried it myself, though intuitively it sounds reasonable.
If you're having sex it can definitely be passes back and forth. I would also add that your SO puts their mouth anywhere near there and they've had anything yeasty to eat/drink (beer/wine) ... you get the picture. I learned this one the hard way :/.
Changing underwear frequently can help too, in addition to wearing cotton undies, especially during the summer.
Good luck fighting it all away!

-Sarah

Permalink Reply by Domo! on April 20, 2009 at 1:23pm

Before i got diagnosed i had this problem alot, and of course aftewards. I hate them just as much as uti's. When i was younger i used to take a hot bath and put vaseline, but that stopped working before i was diagnosed with diabetes. I've taken the oral pill, which seems to work pretty good,but you'd have to bunker down and ask your doc about what to about reoccuring one. Good blood sugar is of course important so i avoiding sex till it clears, eat yogurt everyday!, never tried putting yogurt on but i heard it works, i would take a hot bath if it hurts (no bubbles), drink water, if it itches put vagisil on, very important to wear lose fitting clothes, cotton underwear, and i go as far to wear a panty liner (especially with the vagisil), and carry extra underwear on you just case, and i would go ahead and buy some loose fitting jeans for when it does happen

http://www.webmd.com/video/natural-yeast-infection-treatment

http://women.webmd.com/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-topic-overview

oh yeah.. guys can get yeast infections too!

Permalink Reply by Breanne on April 23, 2009 at 4:31pm

For this particular issue I have a whole lot of experience!
The number one thing that helped me was getting my blood sugars under control. If you need help, ask your doctor about symlin--it was the only thing that helped me virtually eliminate post-meal highs.

Second: There are a couple of strains of yeast that normal OTC's or Rx's are resistant to--you might need to go with the big guns. Definitely get your doctor involved in this.

Third: I don't buy it that foods with yeast in them cause yeast infections. I am also resistant to the idea that yogurt everyday helps. The reason I am resistant to this idea is because what happens to the yeast when it goes through your GI system. It dies. And how could dead yeast (which, in bread is a totally different species (saccahromyces cerevisiae verses Candida) than the one in your vaginal system) grow and cause infections? The best advice if you are trying to avoid foods that foster YI's is certainly to avoid processed foods, but only because then you can control your blood sugar levels better. Certainly you can try to help keep your body pH correct (which is why yeast thrive anyway: Blood sugar increases causes the blood pH to drop, and the environment in your vagina becomes more acidic, which kills off the good bacteria that normally compete with the yeast for resources. When the good bacteria dies, yeast go crazy and reproduce). Caffeine and soda may help to eliminate that acidic environment.

Permalink Reply by mistermister on February 10, 2011 at 7:41pm

I know this is an old thread. I'm so behind in the times. But, I read that diabetics are very prone to yeast infections. something like 15-20% of diabetics will get a systemic yeast infection, which is ugly. Anyone out there have this problem? If you get this as a diabetic yogurt won't work. It's all hardcore meds

Permalink Reply by Marps on February 11, 2011 at 2:38pm

I definitely was in this club for about a year. I had an A1c over 9% for a year and it was so hard to break that plateau. Fortunately, though, I havent had any yeast issues since brining my A1c down below 8% Currently, I'm at 6.8%. It took a while to level out my body, but eventually, it did level out.

Just hang in there. I frequently got up in the middle of the night to drink water and wash with soap to relieve the itchy burning sensation. No medications helped me during those times.

It's yet another side effect we have to deal with. :) Good luck and stay strong.

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