UTIs.
Not the most fun topic for this here blog, but sadly a very real reality in my day-to-day diabetes life. Is anyone else (females only I guess) dogged by these? I swear I take probiotics and a cranberry supplement, as well as drink more water than a drowning fish, but still every time I have a pump fail or a couple of sticky 200s in a row, there I am again drowning in nitrofurantoin...honestly probably my #2 most-relied on drug after the Humalog.
It's not a huge deal, but it's certainly not ideal so I thought I would note it here...hopefully it's just part of the diabetes hazing and it'll be over once I'm out of the early days.
Not the most fun topic for this here blog, but sadly a very real reality in my day-to-day diabetes life. Is anyone else (females only I guess) dogged by these? I swear I take probiotics and a cranberry supplement, as well as drink more water than a drowning fish, but still every time I have a pump fail or a couple of sticky 200s in a row, there I am again drowning in nitrofurantoin...honestly probably my #2 most-relied on drug after the Humalog.
It's not a huge deal, but it's certainly not ideal so I thought I would note it here...hopefully it's just part of the diabetes hazing and it'll be over once I'm out of the early days.
OK, I don't know if blogspot ate my comment, or you have it monitored, but I'm going to try again. :) I was going to wait until I was done reading (yes, I'm binge-reading your blog!), but I had to comment here. I was having a lot of issues with UTI's (I know, SO not fun!) and my doctor recommended a cup of non-fat plain yogurt a day. It has *really* helped reduce the number & frequency of UTI's I've had. I do a cup of Greek yogurt with whole grain, high fiber cereal every morning, and it's made a real difference. Hope that helps!
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