Archive | March, 2010

Can Diabetes and its medication and also sexual relations cause yeast infections?

I am 64 and in a new relationship and recently diagnosed with diabetes. I would appreciate any answers to my questions. Thank you.

DIABETES MELLITIS – Why is it called this?

Why is diabetes called diabetes mellitis?
What causes diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy?
How does metformin or any other diabetic drugs work?

What could cause this weird spot on my vision?

Since last September (not this year, I mean last year) I noticed a strange dark spot in the middle of my field of vision of my right eye. It’s not pitch black, but it is a little shadowy. Kind of just like a little blog in the middle of my vision. Annoying as it was [...]

Are eye floaters normal for people who aren’t old?

“Eye floaters are those tiny spots, specks, flecks and “cobwebs” that drift aimlessly around in your field of vision. While annoying, ordinary eye floaters and spots are very common and usually aren’t cause for alarm.”
“Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staff
Risk factors for eye floaters include:
* Age over 50
* [...]

What will happen if you had diabetes and it never got diagnosed?

I’m doing a project on diabetes and i was just curious to see what could happen if you didn’t get a blood test or didn’t spot the symptoms and went on living with it. Would you go into a coma? Could you die? Whats the worst that could happen?