yeast and insulin resistance

[Guest guest]

Marjorie,

Thanks so much for getting back to me. Appreciate the link to the

article. I'm still confused as to what excatly insulin resistance.

As for the yeast- I've also been applying clindamycin (antibiotic) to

my face in the morning. Other than the oral antibiotic, it's the

only medicine I'm using. My dr. prescribed this b/c I do have acne

along w/ what she believed was steroid induced rosacea. Would the

clindamycin make the yeast problem worse?? Also, if I did have a

yeast problem, could it be limited to just my face and would

moisturizers and cosmetics make it worse?? Thanks so much for your

advice. You are a lifesaver!!

[Guest guest]

Marjorie,

Thanks so much for getting back to me. Appreciate the link to the

article. I'm still confused as to what excatly insulin resistance.

As for the yeast- I've also been applying clindamycin (antibiotic) to

my face in the morning. Other than the oral antibiotic, it's the

only medicine I'm using. My dr. prescribed this b/c I do have acne

along w/ what she believed was steroid induced rosacea. Would the

clindamycin make the yeast problem worse?? Also, if I did have a

yeast problem, could it be limited to just my face and would

moisturizers and cosmetics make it worse?? Thanks so much for your

advice. You are a lifesaver!!

[Guest guest]

> Marjorie,

> Thanks so much for getting back to me. Appreciate the link to the

> article. I'm still confused as to what excatly insulin resistance.

You're welcome, . Re-read the AFP article several times -- it's

not an easy syndrome to understand so be patient with yourself. Keep

in mind that it's a theoretical precondition to diabetes and

artherosclerotic heart disease, not a separate clinical disorder like

rosacea.

Matija just posted a NYTimes Mag article from a month ago that

contains a lot of good information, although frustratingly selective

in its facts and quite biased (for example, we eat foods together and

under different metabolic states, which is critical in understanding

food metabolism and the glycemic index. A baked potato is metabolized

entirely differently when eaten without its skin after a 24 hour

fast, or when part of the main course after a salad and/or soup). But

there's a discussion of insulin and glucose that briefly addresses

insulin resistance, which may help. Remember, though -- it's just a

theory that conveniently explains a group of physiologically related

events, nothing more.

> As for the yeast- I've also been applying clindamycin (antibiotic)

to

> my face in the morning. Other than the oral antibiotic, it's the

> only medicine I'm using. My dr. prescribed this b/c I do have acne

> along w/ what she believed was steroid induced rosacea. Would the

> clindamycin make the yeast problem worse??

Topicals probably make skin yeast infections more likely, but they

avoid other side effects from chronic oral antibiotics. But you're

taking both, so it's a double whammy for you. <g> Still, you need a

diagnosis before any of these questions have real meaning for you.

> Also, if I did have a

> yeast problem, could it be limited to just my face and would

> moisturizers and cosmetics make it worse??

Any infection or inflammation is made worse by moisturizers and

cosmetics.

If primarily from topical antibiotics it will be restricted to the

face or whatever other parts of the body was exposed to the topical,

if from oral antibiotics it can appear where a person is most

suspectible.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> Marjorie,

> Thanks so much for getting back to me. Appreciate the link to the

> article. I'm still confused as to what excatly insulin resistance.

You're welcome, . Re-read the AFP article several times -- it's

not an easy syndrome to understand so be patient with yourself. Keep

in mind that it's a theoretical precondition to diabetes and

artherosclerotic heart disease, not a separate clinical disorder like

rosacea.

Matija just posted a NYTimes Mag article from a month ago that

contains a lot of good information, although frustratingly selective

in its facts and quite biased (for example, we eat foods together and

under different metabolic states, which is critical in understanding

food metabolism and the glycemic index. A baked potato is metabolized

entirely differently when eaten without its skin after a 24 hour

fast, or when part of the main course after a salad and/or soup). But

there's a discussion of insulin and glucose that briefly addresses

insulin resistance, which may help. Remember, though -- it's just a

theory that conveniently explains a group of physiologically related

events, nothing more.

> As for the yeast- I've also been applying clindamycin (antibiotic)

to

> my face in the morning. Other than the oral antibiotic, it's the

> only medicine I'm using. My dr. prescribed this b/c I do have acne

> along w/ what she believed was steroid induced rosacea. Would the

> clindamycin make the yeast problem worse??

Topicals probably make skin yeast infections more likely, but they

avoid other side effects from chronic oral antibiotics. But you're

taking both, so it's a double whammy for you. <g> Still, you need a

diagnosis before any of these questions have real meaning for you.

> Also, if I did have a

> yeast problem, could it be limited to just my face and would

> moisturizers and cosmetics make it worse??

Any infection or inflammation is made worse by moisturizers and

cosmetics.

If primarily from topical antibiotics it will be restricted to the

face or whatever other parts of the body was exposed to the topical,

if from oral antibiotics it can appear where a person is most

suspectible.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD