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Blood Poisoning and Diabetes type 2

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I am at home, recovering from blood poisoning. I got a bit ill on Friday night, and ended up in hospital for two days. Having IV antibiotics and a large abscess lanced, in a delicate female place, which was no joke. I dont think they can anesthetise there properly. It blinkin' hurt like hell when they were lancing it!!!

anyway. IV antibiotics came to my rescue. The red track lines are travelling back down etc. I have a weeks worth of two types of mega antibiotics to take, then i go back for checking over.

However, the doctor said that diabetics are prone to these and, if they get an abscess or boil, they need to act quickly as it gets bad really fast. Same with other illnesses too.

Now, I am type 2, only a bit diabetic, controlled by diet, no meds. And I got seriously ill in about 24-36 hours from first noticing something wasnt quite comfortable down there. Is the doctor right, even for someone like me? I thought only diabetics on insulin had to worry about infections.

Any thoughts? advice? what to watch out for? I never want to go through this again.
 
sounds really scary.. :eek:

good they got you on IV antibiotics... hope you´ll feel much better very soon...

haven´t got a clue why a wellcontrolled type 2 diabetic should get that problem... ...I think as we age we are more prone to a lot of diseases but ...because imune-system get a bit less effective with age but it differs from one person to the other
 
Absolutely right in my experience and opinion.
However, it is compounded and probably proportional, to the blood glucose.
How refreshing to have met such a clued up MO who takes these things seriously.
 
I've had a lot of absess's in the groin and lower part of the back and on the chest and it is correct what @serenity648 has said as you do get an absess anywhere on your body as a type 2 diabetic and it doesn't matter how you control it by as I am on insulin and get it and I was on a diet and got them and the same for tablets and I am fine as I got antibiotics for a week but I have been in hospital with them to be lanced and they are very painful and when they burst you get a lot of relief and the same for in hospital but you are not in hospital for long periods of time .
 
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Is the doctor right, even for someone like me?
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It sounds awful, hope you recover quickly.

I don't think it has anything to do with the medication you take or the level diabetes has progressed for the doctor to prescribe higher stages of medication.

By keeping to as close to normal levels as possible, you give yourself the best chance of avoiding complications but I think infections have a different direct route by raising levels and making it harder to fight infections and heal.
 
What a nightmare for you @serenity648 but you got excellent care, and I hope you recover quickly.

I can't believe a fully controlled Type 2 with normal blood sugar levels would have a problem with this, any more than a non-diabetic. I could of course be wrong. I often am. :)
 
I have heard that diabetes causes increased infection rates.. that was being told to me as a type 1 though.

I had an inner groin abcess lanced while in hospital... the doc explained (while going at me with a scalpel) that because the abcess produces so much fluid/weeps, local anaesthetic doesn't really work. He gave me a couple injections then just gave up and very kindly asked me to take the pain.
 
raised/uncontrolled blood glucose affects our healing rates and immune system, so I think there is a correlation between diabetic control and situations like this, but then there are also knock on effects to the immune system if we have insulin resistance, so I don't think we can assume that if our blood glucose is controlled, we are safe from having impaired healing and immune system.

there is also a link between diabetes and something called hidradentis suppurativa, which is also linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.

(while I was googling to find out how to spell 'hidradentus suppurativa' I noticed several references to 'one third of people with diabetes will experience skin issues, so I'm guessing it is very common)
 
I was actually diagnosed when I got admitted into hospital with an abscess. It came on quite suddenly and ended up needing it drained under general anaesthetic. I've had two more in the same place since both needing surgery to drain again. According to the doctors diabetics are prone to abscesses and they are less likely to respond to antibiotics. They are also more likely to recur in the same place.
I now also have the problem where the previous abscesses have damaged the nerves in the area so it takes me longer to realise another one is forming.
 
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