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What Causes Burning And Pain While Urinating In A Diabetic?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My wife is 50 yrs and diabetic - on insulin. She has acute burning and pain while passing urine when the bladder is full. At night she goes to the toilet almost 8 / 10 times. She has been treated for uti after a culture test. Now she is on prolonged antibiotics - one month. There is no adequate relief. This problem has been there for almost 3 months. Am very worried. what could it be ? Is it a gyne or a uro problem Please help. Vijay
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
Hello Vijay,
I appreciate your concern for your wife. Urinary infection is a problem many women with diabetes face, The best defence against it is a good control of diabetes. If she goes 8 to 10 times at night, it is likely that her blood sugars are not under control. Local hygiene especially to prevent contamination while washing after passing motion is very important.
She should have a urine routine examination with a mid stream clean catch urine and if that shows increased pus cells, a urine culture taking all precautions to avoid contamination.
If these basic management does not control the problem she should be seen by a urologist who will investigate her for any urological problem like stricture and others for the persistent /recurrent infection.
Wishing her all the best,
Dr. Noble Zachariah
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I appreciate your concern for your wife. Urinary infection is a problem many women with diabetes face, The best defence against it is a good control of diabetes. If she goes 8 to 10 times at night, it is likely that her blood sugars are not under control. Local hygiene especially to prevent contamination while washing after passing motion is very important.
She should have a urine routine examination with a mid stream clean catch urine and if that shows increased pus cells, a urine culture taking all precautions to avoid contamination.
If these basic management does not control the problem she should be seen by a urologist who will investigate her for any urological problem like stricture and others for the persistent /recurrent infection.
Wishing her all the best,
Dr. Noble Zachariah
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