Type 2 Diabetes - Overgrowth of Mites in Gestational Diabetes
Demodex folliculorum mites live naturally on human skin and in your hair follicles.
These particular mites may be beneficial in eating bacteria and normally they do not cause problems.
But, occasionally, their populations can overgrow and cause...
Eyelid inflammation can take place if the mites in your eyelashes overgrow.
Investigators at Mustafa Kemal University Medical School in Hatay, Turkey, looked at the possibility of overgrowth in women diagnosed with Gestational diabetes.
Their study, reported on in the journal Medical Principles and Practice June 2014, included...
Of the pregnant women with diabetes...
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folliculorum mites can be found in skin scrapings of those with the rash and can be seen under the microscope.
When it is diagnosed, a topical medication called crotamiton, or Eurax, is often prescribed.
It is not known whether the medication can harm unborn babies or whether it is safe to use while breastfeeding.
Tea tree oil, soap, and shampoo are also sometimes recommended, but check with your doctor before using these products.
Sufferers are told to wash pillowcases and sheets in hot water and avoid wearing makeup for a week if the rash is on the face, and to throw away all old makeup supplies.
Of course, getting to the root of the problem is always better than treating symptoms.
Gestational diabetes can be prevented by normalizing body weight before becoming pregnant and gaining only the number of pounds that are recommended.
If diabetes is diagnosed during your pregnancy, then follow a careful dietary plan and get the recommended amount of daily physical activity.
Stick to a medication regimen if it is prescribed and be sure to measure your blood sugar levels as advised by your doctor.
These particular mites may be beneficial in eating bacteria and normally they do not cause problems.
But, occasionally, their populations can overgrow and cause...
- redness,
- dryness,
- scaling,
- small round red raised lesions,
- itching,
- crawling sensations on the skin, and
- dandruff.
Eyelid inflammation can take place if the mites in your eyelashes overgrow.
Investigators at Mustafa Kemal University Medical School in Hatay, Turkey, looked at the possibility of overgrowth in women diagnosed with Gestational diabetes.
Their study, reported on in the journal Medical Principles and Practice June 2014, included...
- 33 women with Gestational diabetes, and
- 30 women with normal pregnancies.
- 24.
2 percent of women with Gestational diabetes, and - 3.
3 percent of women with normal pregnancies,
Of the pregnant women with diabetes...
- 19 had poorly controlled blood sugar levels, and 6 of those patients had overgrown populations of mites.
- 14 women with Gestational diabetes had the condition under control and only 2 of them had high counts of these mites.
D.
folliculorum mites can be found in skin scrapings of those with the rash and can be seen under the microscope.
When it is diagnosed, a topical medication called crotamiton, or Eurax, is often prescribed.
It is not known whether the medication can harm unborn babies or whether it is safe to use while breastfeeding.
Tea tree oil, soap, and shampoo are also sometimes recommended, but check with your doctor before using these products.
Sufferers are told to wash pillowcases and sheets in hot water and avoid wearing makeup for a week if the rash is on the face, and to throw away all old makeup supplies.
Of course, getting to the root of the problem is always better than treating symptoms.
Gestational diabetes can be prevented by normalizing body weight before becoming pregnant and gaining only the number of pounds that are recommended.
If diabetes is diagnosed during your pregnancy, then follow a careful dietary plan and get the recommended amount of daily physical activity.
Stick to a medication regimen if it is prescribed and be sure to measure your blood sugar levels as advised by your doctor.
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