Go Bananas: Helping Workers Get Healthy!

Companies nationwide are looking to trim their health insurance costs by combating chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and depression in their employees , government officials say.

The need for such steps was amplified in a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation showing that health insurance premiums for families of four increased 9% this year.

The upward trend in health care costs can’t all be blamed on growing doctors’ bills but employers have started to provide onsite medical visits, access to gyms, chronic-care plans and even discounts for those who buy a banana rather than a cookie.

For an employer, costs can be as much as 40% higher in one year for someone who is overweight because of all the issues associated with obesity including diabetes.

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Diabetes Linked To Chronic Yeast Infections

Diva TalkRadio: Diabetes & Yeast Infections

What many women don’t know, is that recurrent and unresolved vaginal yeast infections can be a complication of diabetes. The diabetes and yeast infections connection is often overlooked. 

A yeast infection, also known as candidiasis, is caused by an overgrowth of Candida Albicans. Almost three-quarters of all women will suffer at least one such infection in their lifetime.

Often times, symptoms of a yeast infection can go untreated because women are too embarrassed or self-conscious to talk about it. Although many women experience yeast infections, women with type 2 diabetes have them more often. Some women, especially those with poorly managed diabetes, have difficulty fighting off any infection. This means that once a yeast infection has begun, getting rid of it may not be that easy.  Treatment of a yeast infection is the same for people with, or without, diabetes.

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