Can diabetes cause gastrointestinal and urinary tract disorders?

Diabetes may cause gastrointestinal and urinary disorders. Common ones are such as gastroparesis, constipation, and urinary tract infections. Patients with a long duration of diabetes and suboptimal glycemic control often develop various diabetic complications. Among them, patients with autonomic neuropathy may have gastrointestinal manifestations such as gastroparesis and constipation, which are very common. Urologic diseases are also one of the common complications in diabetic patients. Poor glycemic control in diabetic patients can easily lead to infections, and common sites of infection include the respiratory tract and urinary system. Women, due to physiological structure factors, the incidence of urinary system infection is higher than men, especially elderly women, are more prone to urinary system infections, which can be manifested as frequent urination, urinary urgency and other symptoms. Diabetic patients are prone to multiple organ function abnormality, usually must pay attention to blood sugar control, regular endocrinology outpatient follow-up, once the symptoms appear, timely adjustment of the treatment program based on the doctor’s professional advice.