make them a little bit safer from developing yeast infections?
GERALD BERNSTEIN, MD: Well, we make a diagnosis of diabetes when the blood sugar is above 126. Our goals are to have the morning and before-meal blood sugar around 100-110 and then, after a meal, no more than 140. Now that’s what the normal is. What we have found is that when we extended that, that people developed problems. So we aim for the normal numbers. LISA CLARK: Dr.
GERALD BERNSTEIN, MD: Well, we make a diagnosis of diabetes when the blood sugar is above 126. Our goals are to have the morning and before-meal blood sugar around 100-110 and then, after a meal, no more than 140. Now that’s what the normal is. What we have found is that when we extended that, that people developed problems. So we aim for the normal numbers. LISA CLARK: Dr. Bachman, how about some other general prevention tips to avoid developing a yeast infection? GLORIA BACHMANN, MD: Well Lisa, let me start by saying that many women who have a yeast infection automatically assume that they’re diabetic. The reality is that most are not diabetic. That yeast infections come from lots of reasons. Antibiotic use can cause yeast infections, wet bathing suits for long periods of time can cause yeast infections, oral contraceptive pills can cause yeast infections so there are many other causes. LISA CLARK: If a woman with diabetes thinks that she has a yeast infection, what should she do? Dr
Well, the physicians make a diagnosis of diabetes when the blood sugar is above 126. Our goals are to have the morning and before-meal blood sugar around 100-110 and then, after a meal, no more than 140. Now that’s what the normal is. What the researchers have found is that when we extended that people developed problems. So we aim for the normal numbers.
