Diabetes is one of the diseases that most worries worldwide and although it is often believed that it is an isolated condition, the truth is that not following the appropriate recommendations and indicated by doctors, patients can develop a long list of problemsHealth that can even cost people's lives.Only in the case of Mexico, it is known that in 2020 151 thousand 019 people died for this problem, an alarming figure for being the highest in the last 10 years, according to INEGI data.
And it is that complications usually begin since the condition is detected, since the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Renal Diseases (Niddk) considers it as "a disease that occurs when the level of glucose inBlood, also known as blood sugar, is too high "and this substance is the main source of energy that, when stored, causes people's health complications.Some of the most frequent cases, according to experts, are those related to the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes, teeth, nerves and feet.
However, they are not the only ones and others of the most common among this type of patients are sexual and bladder;On the latter, it is not surprising to see that they are the ones who present a greater risk to suffer from urinary infections, also known as cystitis in which the discomfort can affect the correct development of people due to the pain caused by the condition.
Why does diabetes increase the risk of cystitis?
Although there are still many things to discover about this disease that has no cure, experts surprise with findings that help patients take care of their health.With regard to bladder infections, it is known that risk increases due to high blood glucose concentrations and that is why the urgency that doctors have so that people with diabetes carry adequate monitoring and treatment.
A new study retaken by Medical News Today has just given more details about the main reason why diabetic patients have a higher risk of developing urinary infections and is that "high levels of blood glucose in people in people with diabetes give asA relative lack of psoriasin, an important natural antibiotic that protects against urinary tract infections ".
It is important to note that urinary infections should not be taken lightly, especially if they talk about diabetes patients and is that according to experts symptoms such as frequent and urgent urination, as well as intense pain can be the prelude to complications ofhealth.According to Niddk, it is known that this poorly treated problem can become kidney infections and worsen signs.
Some of these complications stand out for having "escapes" or urine retention;while in daily activities patients with diabetes and cystitis can face problems to develop common activities and even sexual relations.
What are the main reasons to have urinary infections?
In addition to the new information available thanks to studies and research, for years it has been scientifically proven that there is a long list of factors that can make a patient have sexual or bladder problems and among them highlights a bad control or treatment of thediabetes.And it is that "a high concentration of blood glucose that is not well controlled" greatly influences health, details the Niddk.
Of course, those patients with diabetes and other health complications are more likely to develop complications due to nerve damage (neuropathy),High blood pressure without control, high cholesterol overweight or obesity, not perform physical activity, alcohol and tobacco consumption, as well as the consumption of some medications.
