I'm a 22 year old male Type-One Diabetic who has recently been feeling discomfort around the genitals. My blood sugar isn't terribly well controlled, although I've been trying to get things in order as a result of this.
My symptoms include redness at the tip of the penis, a slight pain during urination and just occasional discomfort. I visited the doctor regarding similar symptoms about a year ago and he suggested that Diabetics are prone to Thrush and suggested Canesten cream.
I should mention that my symptoms seem to come and go (some days I'll feel perfectly normal, and then for a week or two it'll flare up, sometimes weeks apart) - which seems to suggest it's affected by my blood sugar levels. After a month or so, I still wasn't seeing the results I had hoped and returned to the doctor for another evaluation. At a loss, he suggested I visit a GUM clinic for a series of STD tests - all of which came back negative (leading the GUM doctor to suggest it must be blood sugar related).
I've since moved and have now visited a new doctor. He agreed with the previous diagnosis but didn't feel it necessary to prescribe anything. For peace of mind, he suggested I return to the GUM clinic and talk to an expert there. The expert, once again, agreed with the diagnosis.
This is all well and good, but I'm finding it difficult to come to terms with the fact that this is just something diabetics 'have to deal with'. As a result, I've come here to speak with other diabetics who have (hopefully, though regrettably) had similar experiences. Having done a lot of reading online, there is one rather embarrassing symptom that I can't pinpoint to Thrush: I'm noticing a bit of urine dribbling, which is causing my underwear to get damp at times and seems to have caused something similar to 'nappy rash' on my left and right thigh - although this has only occurred recently. Has anyone else experienced this?
My symptoms include redness at the tip of the penis, a slight pain during urination and just occasional discomfort. I visited the doctor regarding similar symptoms about a year ago and he suggested that Diabetics are prone to Thrush and suggested Canesten cream.
I should mention that my symptoms seem to come and go (some days I'll feel perfectly normal, and then for a week or two it'll flare up, sometimes weeks apart) - which seems to suggest it's affected by my blood sugar levels. After a month or so, I still wasn't seeing the results I had hoped and returned to the doctor for another evaluation. At a loss, he suggested I visit a GUM clinic for a series of STD tests - all of which came back negative (leading the GUM doctor to suggest it must be blood sugar related).
I've since moved and have now visited a new doctor. He agreed with the previous diagnosis but didn't feel it necessary to prescribe anything. For peace of mind, he suggested I return to the GUM clinic and talk to an expert there. The expert, once again, agreed with the diagnosis.
This is all well and good, but I'm finding it difficult to come to terms with the fact that this is just something diabetics 'have to deal with'. As a result, I've come here to speak with other diabetics who have (hopefully, though regrettably) had similar experiences. Having done a lot of reading online, there is one rather embarrassing symptom that I can't pinpoint to Thrush: I'm noticing a bit of urine dribbling, which is causing my underwear to get damp at times and seems to have caused something similar to 'nappy rash' on my left and right thigh - although this has only occurred recently. Has anyone else experienced this?
