People with diabetes are prone to urinary tract infections partly due to a weakened immune system, but also by bladder damage making the bladder vulnerable to infection.
It turns out that high blood sugar lowers levels of a protective protein called psoriasin that acts as the body’s own antibiotic.
When psoriasin levels decrease, the bladder’s cell barrier is weakened, making it easier for bacteria to travel up the urethra from the outside and take hold in the bladder, causing recurring UTIs.
