The Diabetes Lifestyle - Maintaining the Quality of Life
Diabetics are very susceptible to fungal conditions because of glucose oozing out onto the surface of the skin which provides ideal conditions.
Diabetics are particularly vulnerable to fungal infections because of glucose exuding from the pores of the skin which together with moisture generates ideal conditions for them to thrive.
One of the most common fungal diseases which afflicts diabetics is Candida Albicans which is a rather yeast-like fungus. It is particularly troublesome being responsible for many of the fungal infections affecting diabetics. It appears as itchy rashes and red areas on the skin sometimes with small blisters. Sometimes the itching is really severe but temptation to scratch the area should resisted as it only makes it worse. It generally affects moist areas of the skin particularly where there is warmth and perspiration present
The main method of treatment is by a variety of anti-fungal creams which sometimes are able to eradicate the infection but more often they keep it in check but the spores are still present and it recurs when the use of the cream is discontinued.
Fungal infections often affect the toes and feet appearing as Athletes foot or fungal nail infection. There are a number of treatments with the athletes foot usually being treated by anti-fungal creams and the nail problem by anti-fungal lacquer which cuts it off from the atmospheremake it difficult for it to survive.
by David L Sebastien