Candida Yeast Infection Effects On A Person With Diabetes - Causes of Yeast Infections in Diabetics

Candida Yeast Infection Effects On A Person With Diabetes
by Lillian Taylor for MicroNutra Health™
MicroNutra Health Journal

To understand the connections between Candida yeast infections and diabetes, it is important to know what the condition of diabetes is, and how Candida yeast infections develop and spread.

Diabetes: An Overview
Diabetes is a condition that makes it difficult or impossible for the body to naturally regulate insulin levels through production or proper use. The hormone insulin is required by the body to convert sugars into energy. Deficiencies in the production or use of insulin can lead to high or low blood sugars, both accompanied by unwanted symptoms.

Candida Yeast Infections: An Overview
Yeast infections are caused by a particular fungus, most commonly Candida albicans. The overgrowth of the bacteria Candida albicans is known as a yeast infection. Yeast infections can occur in most any place of the body that is warm and moist including the vagina, under the breast, penis, nail beds, and the lower abdomen. There are many circumstances that can lead to an overgrowth of the bacteria. Diabetes is one contributing factor.

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