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NannaD

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Does anybody else with Type 2 suffer with cystitis - this is my 2nd episode in a month. Dr/ told me it is part & parcel of being diabetic :( x
 
Years ago I was referred to a urologist, due to recurring UTIs. All sorts of tests were done but nothing of consequence found, other than white cells in my urine. The lab, other than with the first UTI, couldn't find what the cause was. I was told to take a cranberry juice tablet every day, as it wasn't an old wife's tale that cranberries help prevent UTIs. I bought concentrated cranberry juice caplets in Holland and Barrett and have been taking them ever since. You could try this too, to see if it helps.
Whatever type of diabetes you have, raised sugar levels make us prone to infections . . . even when we think our diabetic control is good, apparently.
 
I suffer with an over sensitive bladder, which is much improved when I go low-carb or fast longer than overnight. I'm assuming that the higher blood sugar must cause irritation, and reducing it helps.
 
dancer said:
Years ago I was referred to a urologist, due to recurring UTIs. All sorts of tests were done but nothing of consequence found, other than white cells in my urine. The lab, other than with the first UTI, couldn't find what the cause was. I was told to take a cranberry juice tablet every day, as it wasn't an old wife's tale that cranberries help prevent UTIs. I bought concentrated cranberry juice caplets in Holland and Barrett and have been taking them ever since. You could try this too, to see if it helps.
Whatever type of diabetes you have, raised sugar levels make us prone to infections . . . even when we think our diabetic control is good, apparently.
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Thank you. After my episode in April, which is how I found out I had Type 2, I started taking cranberry juice caplets, but the Dr said they wouldn't help, so I stopped. I will start taking them again, and keep my fingers crossed.
 
It's very much to do with running higher BG levels as the excess glucose feeds infection, so keeping your blood glucose in check as much as you can will help greatly as well as keeping hydrated, going to the loo when you need to and not holding it in too.
 
Cystitis (and thrush) can be affected by raised blood glucose levels, so getting your blood glucose down to normal levels is a big step to avoiding them. But of course there can be other reasons too.

it looks like your doc has already made up their mind about the inevitabilty of you suffering repeated bouts of this.
In your situation, I would have a burning desire (oops, sorry about the pun!) to prove them wrong. There is absolutely no reason why you cannot take lots of steps to reduce your likelihood of another bout. Drink lots, pee when you need it, control blood glucose, take cranberry (you can get it in capsule form, which is much lower carb than drinking sweetened cranberry juice).

you may find these interesting

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cystitis/causes/

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/urinary-tract-infections.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346284/

https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/articl...h/interstitial-cystitis-restrictive-diet-pays
 
Brunneria said:
Cystitis (and thrush) can be affected by raised blood glucose levels, so getting your blood glucose down to normal levels is a big step to avoiding them. But of course there can be other reasons too.

it looks like your doc has already made up their mind about the inevitabilty of you suffering repeated bouts of this.
In your situation, I would have a burning desire (oops, sorry about the pun!) to prove them wrong. There is absolutely no reason why you cannot take lots of steps to reduce your likelihood of another bout. Drink lots, pee when you need it, control blood glucose, take cranberry (you can get it in capsule form, which is much lower carb than drinking sweetened cranberry juice).

you may find these interesting

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cystitis/causes/

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/urinary-tract-infections.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346284/

https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/articl...h/interstitial-cystitis-restrictive-diet-pays
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Thank you - my sugar levels have been around 6 -6.5 over the past week, so will keep an eye on it,
 
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