(Study) Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Infections

Researchers led by Dr. Leonie Muller have uncovered some interesting trends when investigating the correlation between certain infections and people with diabetes.  The study identified three specific types of infections that diabetes sufferers are more prone to during the 12 month study.

Conducted by Dutch researchers, the large 12-month study monitored three groups of participants: 705 adults with type 1 diabetes, 6,712 individuals with type 2 diabetes and almost 19,000 people without diabetes.

Some notable variations among study participants were uncovered as a result of this study. For example, it was shown that people with diabetes had a greater chance of getting infections such as lower respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and bacterial and fungal skin infections. People with type 1 diabetes had a slightly higher risk for most infections - With the exception of fungal skin infections.

Upper respiratory tract infections, such as those in the ears or throat, were concluded to be of equal risk for everyone, whether they had diabetes or not.

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