![]() ![]() So, if you have a UTI, for example, and your doctor prescribes ciprofloxacin (Cipro), you run the risk of having high and/or low blood sugars. Once class of antibiotics, the fluoroquinolones, may be more likely to cause serious swings in your blood sugars. A frank dialogue with your health-care provider is in order. If you get an infection, it’s equally as important to understand a) the type of infection you have, b) how it should be treated, and c) the best type of treatment. This is important to know, as having diabetes raises the risk of a number of types of infections, including UTIs, skin infections, and infections in the hands and feet. ![]() ![]() People who have diabetes can take antibiotics. To learn more about antibiotic resistance and what you can do, visit the CDC’s website. ![]() To make matters worse, resistant strains of bacteria can spread from person to person, or from non-human sources (such as animals) in the environment. Resistant bacteria are called “superbugs.” Unfortunately, because antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medicines, and because up to 50 percent of the time they are prescribed inappropriately (for example, treating a viral infection with an antibiotic) or not taken in the correct dose or for the correct amount of time, antibiotic resistance has become a huge problem. All types of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, have the ability to become resistant to drugs. The antibiotics don’t kill them or slow their growth. What exactly is antibiotic resistance? In a nutshell, it means that microbes, such as bacteria, literally “resist” the effect of drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that “at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a result of these infections.” However, thanks to antibiotics being overused and used improperly, we’re now facing a serious and scary problem called antibiotic resistance. There’s no doubt that antibiotics are invaluable.
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