2006-06-13 03:46:30 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle T 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
NO.. First of all staph is a pesky little bacterium and is very common (many people have some living on their skin all the time), but when it enters the human body, usually through an open cut or break in the skin, it can cause infection and trouble anywhere in the body. Staph infections tend to be pus-producing.
Staph infection is also the leading culprit behind cases of food poisoning, and can be to blame for larger life threatening conditions, such as Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), pneumonia, bone infections (osteomyelitis), mastitis in nursing mothers, endocarditis (infection of the inside of the heart), and bacteremia (blood infection). People who are otherwise healthy typically do not usually become severely ill from staph infections, but those at special risk, who have weakened immune systems, include:
persons with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, or HIV/AIDS
people with various skin conditions
the elderly
newborns
people recovering from major surgery
injection drug users (especially those who reuse needles)
people whose immune systems are weakened due to steroid use, radiation therapy, cancer treatment, immunosuppressive medications
women who are breastfeeding
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There is no relation between staph and diabetes
2006-06-13 04:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Staph is a bacteria found on every ones skin...not just the diabetic..I think that with diabetes you have a easier time to get a worsening infection by the high sugar in the blood and poor healing. When you become ill your ability to fight infection is decreased (depending on the type of illness) therefore making it possible to get staph infection (immune-suppressed) there are different strains of staph therefore you have probably heard about those staph infections that have caused limb amputations and people being critical ill. I hope this answers your question.
2006-06-13 03:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by FloNightingGale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 19:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-17 09:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by Myrtle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not carriers of any infection any more than anyone else. If they happen to have an infection that is staph related then of course they are capable of transferring it, just as a the child down the street with strep throat or something. Diabetics have an immune system that is compromised and that makes it easier for them to get infections and harder for them to get rid of them.
2006-06-13 06:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been diabetic for 14 years and never had Staph. As one of the other posters mentioned, a diabetics immune system is compromised and more susceptible to infections, but that doesn't make us carriers.
2006-06-13 05:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by NYman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. We all have staph on our bodies. Staph is a germ that is everywhere. The problem comes if we have a cut or sore where this staph can enter the body and grow and cause problems. Has nothing to do with being a diabetic.
Washing your hands before touching wounds or sores will prevent the problem of staph infections.
2006-06-13 04:54:38 · answer #7 · answered by Need an answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I think Staph is a bacteria carried ON the SKIN. It's contracted in hospitals a lot. Try looking it up. But most often Diabetics just carry the Diabetic gene, nothing else.
2006-06-13 03:51:59 · answer #8 · answered by chica_zarca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually everyone is a "carrier" of staph infection. There are also different types of staph. One type is on everyone's skin.
2006-06-13 03:56:34 · answer #9 · answered by boo66_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not true.
It may be easier for advanced diabetics to contract a staph infection down the road... but they're not carriers.
2006-06-13 03:50:38 · answer #10 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋