thrush testing

Hi,

Have been a type 2 diabetic for 2 years now and recently have lapsed in my control of my blood levels :| It all came to ahead recently with some personal issues , mainly in recent months my girlfriend has suffered with thrush, which occured after we had sex. It did occur previously that she would suffer with it before i was diagnosed and disappeared until recently.

I show no physical symptoms i.e rash etc but had been weeing a lot in the night , strong coloured wee and occasional "dribble" . Sadly on my part i didnt think i was the cause , but having read on here i am sure i am.

I have been keeping regular checks on my levels recently and all are back at a healthy level , between 6 and 9 .. What concerns me is as i show no actual sypmtoms is how do i check i am clear of the thrush ? I have applied Canesten regularly for several days (over a week) and my wee is now clear and i am not getting up in the night .

Thanks

Thank you, i'll ask in the chemist later

Having looked on the net , that does look rather female orientated but thanks anyway , i may ask the chemist anyway

Ok , i will

Ta

Booked in for Saturday , thank you all for your advice

Your not alone there, normally its a week if i'm lucky and at the most incovnenient time :? Dont spend to long at the foot of the stairs

not quite new , more on Diabetes and Thrush

I recently posted requesting some info on male thrush.

Since then , i have maintained my sugar levels (though yet to have my next hbac test) .

I would like to give a bit off background, back in 2007 prior to my diagnosis with Diabetes , my girlfriend had intermittent cases of Thrush, which always occured two or three days after sex. Then i had a mini stroke and high blood pressure from which i was diagnosed with Diabetes (lucky me ). I very quickly got my levels under control, and the Thrush never appeared again , until recently. After a three or four re occurences , and having after letting my testing slide :? i had high sugar levels (i was in the 12's and 14's) i went to my GP (as per my earlier post ) and was given some tablets.

I have maintained my levels and am regularly between 4 and 7 before and after meals, sadly Thrush has reappeared. I am going to see my GP again, but i am at my witts end, i dont have any symptoms myself but 2 days after having sex my poor girlfriend is suffering again, is really having a traumatic effect on both of us.

Has anyone any suggestions at all, as to how i can test or check i have it and how to clear it ?

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