To understand the link between yeast infection and diabetes, you have to know how yeast infections occur. In our gastro-intestinal tract there are lots of bacteria - good ones and bad ones. Due to some changes in our diet or lifestyle, this fragile balance can be broken. One bacteria present in our GI is yeast.

Yeast overgrowth is the main cause of chronic yeast infections. The main cause of it is because of eating too much sugar. This produces not only diabetes, but also candida infections. If you experience repetitive candida outbreaks, a good advice will be to check the levels of glucose from your blood.

Diabetes is not the only cause of systemic yeast infection, off course. However, a high level of sugar consumption does trigger yeast infections. Sugar feeds the yeast in your body, the same as yeast type foods and carbohydrates.

If you sufferer from diabetes, you will experience a constant battle with candida outbreaks. In more advanced stages, you can experience not only vaginal yeast infections or thrush, but also symptoms like chronic fatigues, loss of memory, knees and joint pains, body rashes, intestinal problems like diarrhea and constipation, dizziness, and in general a bad state of health.

The treatment of people suffering from yeast infection and diabetes can be complex due to the gravity of the disease. However, a diet low in sugar is a must. This will starve the yeast fungus and ultimately it will die. A good thing is to avoid also eating honey, mushrooms or dried fruits which also help to feed the yeast. After three to six months of diet, depending on your situation, you can start to re-introduce them gradually in your diet.

You can try some holistic treatments to get rid of candida albicans and diabetes. Also following a simple candia diet may help you prevent further recurring yeast infections.