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Diabetes are at increased risk of common infections
Dutch researchers report in the July 2005 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases that people with type
1 diabetes as well as those with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of common infections including
urinary and lower respiratory tract infections.
The lead investigator Dr. Leonie M. Muller University Medical Center Utrecht told Reuters Health
that: "Previous studies were mostly hospital-based and did not account for differences in type of
diabetes. We studied a unique cohort of unselected diabetes populations with and without insulin use
in primary care."
Dr. Muller and colleagues determined the relative risks of common infections in 705 adults with
type 1 diabetes, 6,712 with type 2 diabetes, and 18,911 nondiabetic controls.
The investigate team reported that while upper respiratory tract infections were equally common
among diabetics and nondiabetic controls, type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients were at greater risk
of lower respiratory tract infection. In type 1 diabetics, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) was 1.42.
Dr. Muller pointed out that physicians "need to be aware of the fact that indeed diabetes patients
have an increased risk of common infections. They should educate their diabetes patients about
the increased risk, how to reduce that risk and when to consult their GP."
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