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Male thrush in type 2 diabetes

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hampsoan

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Hi I am at my wits end,this is my 6 episode in 12 months since finding out last June.
Can anyone point me in right direction as why I keep getting this.doctor just gives me flucoe tablets.
I am currently taking 30mg glitazide which is not working.
Any help would be appreciated
 
hampsoan said:
Hi I am at my wits end,this is my 6 episode in 12 months since finding out last June.
Can anyone point me in right direction as why I keep getting this.doctor just gives me flucoe tablets.
I am currently taking 30mg glitazide which is not working.
Any help would be appreciated
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Hi hampsoan, I don't know of flucoe tablets ?? or do you mean glucose tablets ( which are for low blood sugar, hypo's) ? It can also be be associated with higher blood glucose levels.
As for the thrush, if it is in the genital area and you are sexually active with a partner, then it will get passed back and forward between you both. Any recurring medical condition should be addressed by your GP with a proper diagnosis of the problem and then treated. Thrush can be so unpleasant, I do hope you can some relief soon.

Good luck, RRB
 
Hi. Do you have a glucose meter? If not do get hold of one. If your blood sugar is regularly above around 11 mmol then there will be sugar in the urine and thrush will appear. It did for me until mt blood sugar was under control. 30mg of Gliclazide (was your post mis-spelt?) is a very low dose as 320mg is the max dose that I was on. Can I ask what your BMI is i.e. do you have excess weight? The reason I ask is that occasionally GPs mis-diagnose Late onset T1 as T2 which they did for me. This may not be so in your case but if your weight is normal or low then more medication would be needed if a T1. What sort of diet do you have?
 
A friend of mine experienced this and went to the gp for extensive tests she is now on medication that reduces thrush so it could be something like that maybe try a different g p if you can. I use a lot of dieting to reduce thrush as I use to suffer badly and nowt to do with partners. Things like cranberry juice help a lot half. Glass in the morning if you can with your diabetes. Someone once told me thrush is a sign basically that you are too clean In the genetials so even washing habits can reduce it. With diabetes I find urine issues and thrush occur more often but diet can play a key role
 
hampsoan said:
Hi I am at my wits end,this is my 6 episode in 12 months since finding out last June.
Can anyone point me in right direction as why I keep getting this.doctor just gives me flucoe tablets.
I am currently taking 30mg glitazide which is not working.
Any help would be appreciated
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Hi . The reason I was diagnosed T2 was after several visits to the doctor with reoccurring thrush and yeast infections under my bust - quite severe. I also was prescribed with fluconazole . Still have a this slightly now when my sugar levels are not good !!
 
Fluconazole is only one of several different thrush medications. Your doctor should be discussing trying a different one, or for a longer period. They should also be talking with you about other ways to prevent and help treat it. They can also take a sample and send it off to a lab, in case it is an unusual fungus causing the problem.

Getting your blood glucose under control will help a lot. When I was overweight I had a fungal infection under my tummy fold for about a year, it was awful. Constantly applying prescription creams like Fluconazole, to no avail. Finally I happened to see a locum doctor who suggested using a hair dryer to get the area completely dry. It worked, along with the cream. He believed that the heat killed the fungus. I doubt you could use this on the genital area but I think people could for the groin, tummy or breast folds or other places (not the genitals or face I would say).

Good luck! It's a really horrible condition.
 
It's very common in both males and females to get thrush downstairs. I had a lot of episodes when I was hyperglycaemic and reckon Canesten HC is the best as it contains Clotrimazole (an antifungal) and Hydrocortisone (a corticosteroid) which reduces swelling and itching. It is better than an antifungal alone. It is a POM medication not available over the counter. Wearing boxer shorts that are loose and 100% cotton also reduce the chance of fungal infection. Good luck, it's a very common problem in diabetics.
 
Daibell said:
Hi. Do you have a glucose meter? If not do get hold of one. If your blood sugar is regularly above around 11 mmol then there will be sugar in the urine and thrush will appear. It did for me until mt blood sugar was under control. 30mg of Gliclazide (was your post mis-spelt?) is a very low dose as 320mg is the max dose that I was on. Can I ask what your BMI is i.e. do you have excess weight? The reason I ask is that occasionally GPs mis-diagnose Late onset T1 as T2 which they did for me. This may not be so in your case but if your weight is normal or low then more medication would be needed if a T1. What sort of diet do you have?
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This is absolutely correct. It is simply a result of high levels of sugar in your urine. Bugs love warmth, moisture and sugar. Get the sugar levels down and hey presto, the thrush will disappear.
 
I had thrush in my mouth a few weeks ago and doctor said it was the steroids in my Symbicort inhaler.
 
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