Diabetes Can Affect Your Bladder
Thursday April 17, 2008
Diabetes can affect many areas of your body, including your kidneys, feet and eyes. But did you know that it can also affect your bladder?
According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), diabetes can damage the nerves that control your bladder and how it functions. Bladder complications affect both men and women. What are some symptoms you might experience?
- Sudden strong urges to go
- Having to urinate frequently
- Getting up at night to urinate
- Incontinence or inability to hold urine
Neurogenic bladder is a more serious condition resulting in difficulty urinating and not being able to fully empty the bladder (retention).
If you have symptoms of overactive or neurogenic bladder, see your doctor. There are medications and other treatments available that can help.
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Comments
drugs did not help me. actos did more harm than good
We (My Wife and I) will look into this part of a daily living change. A concern is my high cholosteral and coronary heart disease.
I’m interested in things that might prevent damage to the bladder.
I’ve been able to find information on how to prevent damage to the liver (by taking milk thistle), but not much on preventing bladder damage.
I’m unable to tolerate cola (brown) beverages anymore. By cutting them out (including diet cola), my bladder symptoms have decreased dramatically.