[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Jim at 24 Mar 2002 00:02:25: Re: Foreskin and diabetes
As an answer to: Re: Foreskin and diabetes written by Will at 23 Mar 2002 17:00:13:
>>What, if anything, should a 19 year old intact male with diabetes do to prevent foreskin related problems.
>I have diabetes and also am not circumcised. The only thing you need to do is keep your blood sugar levels under control. That's all.
>I don't pull my foreskin back to have a pee and the only infection I've ever had was when I listened to some bad advice and began to use soap under my oresakin. I got rid of the infection with NIZORAL tables (200 mg once a day for 5 days) available with a prescription from the chemist's and have never had a reoccurance.
>One thing I have noticed, is that if you are taking a course of antibiotics for something -- like a sinus infection, for some reason you begin to make extra smegma and you have to be careful to clean your penis. However I think that applies to everyone, not just diabetics. Maybe Paul B. could comment, he's a doctor.
>Let me know if you have any other questions. Lots of advice here, much of it from people who were cut when young and almost none from diabetics.As the father of a diabetic son, I again wish to emphasize, as you have, the importance of monitoring blood sugar levels. Nothing is more important than that.