michael_dahlke wrote:
Hi Wayn,
The longer you have diabetes and the worse your sugar levels are adjusted, the higher the risk of diabetic cystopathy. This does not mean that every incontinent diabetic has incontinence due to diabetes.
If this is the case, then there is usually not much you can do. That is why it is extremely important to keep an eye on the sugar values - especially the long-term sugar value - on a very regular basis, even with diabetes type 2.
With poor sugar values, the chance of developing diabetic cystopathy as a man is around 50% after 10 years. Interestingly, hardly anyone tells you this - there are always stories about diabetic feet and eye problems. Of course there are also - but it usually starts with incontinence.
Today I had another
incident while I was out clearing the snow. I felt the BM coming on and try as I might, I was unable to stop it fully. It was not diarrhea but it left my pull-up sullied enough that it wasn't going back on after visiting the toilet.
Right now, the frequency is rare enough but is increasing. If this ramps up more, I'll be headed for full-on mega diapers to contain it. Man, this is so depressing. I was really hoping to be spared of this.