Is There A Link Between Eczema and Diabetes?

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Eczema and diabetes are different health conditions. While eczema is often associated with a combination of different causes, diabetes is a problem of insulin resistance or when the pancreas is no longer to produce any insulin. Diabetes itself can cause some complications, including skin problems. But is it also linked to eczema?

Knowing more about diabetes

In general, we know two major types of diabetes; type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Both types describe the poor ability of the body in regulating the blood sugar. Furthermore, there is also a condition called gestational diabetes. This term is used to call diabetes that only occurs during pregnancy.

Type-1

It can be categorized into group of autoimmune disorders since this kind of diabetes occurs due to the wrong respond of the immune system that attacks its own essential cells. In type-1, the body immune system damage cells of pancreas called beta cells that have function to produce insulin.

And we know well that insulin is so vital in helping the body to regulate the blood sugar. Without this hormone, your blood sugar can increase easily. And too high blood sugar can be a life-threatening condition.

In type-1 diabetes, the pancreas can be no longer to make any insulin. For this reason, people with it need to take additional insulin replacement /injection.

Additionally, there is also a condition medically called secondary diabetes. It is similar to type 1, but the cells of pancreas (beta cells) are not damaged by the body immune system. This damage is caused by other factors such as pancreatic surgery or cystic fibrosis.

Type-2

Type-2 may be not as worst as type-1, however it also can be a life threatening condition if not well-controlled. The complications can be serious.

Unlike in type-1, people with this kind of diabetes are not fully dependent on additional insulin replacement because their pancreas is still able to make some insulin to help regulate blood sugar.

In type-2, the production of insulin doesn’t meet to the body needs or the insulin sensitivity is poor so thus the mechanism of the body in regulating blood sugar doesn’t run optimally – a condition called as insulin resistance.

When insulin is not used as well as it should be, or when there is not enough insulin produced by pancreas, the sugar (glucose) that we get from foods that we eat will not be absorbed optimally into cells of the body. As a result, glucose is accumulated in the bloodstream and blood sugar will increase quickly.

For more detailed information about the differences between type-1 and types-2 diabetes, visit this section!

Gestational diabetes

As mentioned before, this type is a medical term to call diabetes that only occurs during pregnancy (as the name implies). Typically, it can go away on its own after pregnancy. However, a pregnant woman who had it in one pregnancy can be at high risk of developing type-2 diabetes later in life.

How does it occur? Experts have confirmed that it occurs due the hormones produced by placenta during pregnancy that affect the mechanism of pancreas in producing insulin. Once the placenta was gone after pregnancy, it usually goes away on its own as noted before.

For in-depth information about gestational diabetes, here is a helpful section!

Knowing more about eczema

Actually, the word ‘eczema’ is a term used to call several different forms of skin swelling. In general, it is medically also called dermatitis. In other words, there are several types of eczema.

image_illustration134The good news, it is usually not dangerous and also not contagious. However, it can be embarrassing particularly when it affects the visible sites of the skin such as face, hands, and ears. Fortunately, it is a manageable condition in most cases – even the flare-up can be prevented.

Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. It may occur due to the combination of different causes particularly such as genetic, the body immune disorder, or maybe some lifestyle factors. This type is more commonly found in children and babies.

So, is there a link between diabetes and eczema?

It’s not clear whether there is a link between both health conditions, but currently there is still no any evidence to confirm the link of both conditions.

Nevertheless, some skin problems can occur due to the complications of having frequent too much glucose in the blood. Even statistics show that about 30 percent of diabetic people will experience a skin problem associated to their diabetes.

The following are some skin problems that may occur due to diabetes:

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