Nail fungus doubles diabetes risk

A fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails might seem like a small nuisance.
But new research in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews reveals it could be a serious warning sign of something much more serious… type 2 diabetes.

Doctors have long known that people with diabetes are more prone to nail fungus.
It made sense: diabetes weakens the immune system and reduces blood flow, making it harder to fight fungal infections.

But researchers in Israel flipped the question:
What if nail fungus isn’t just a result of diabetes—but a warning that it’s on the way?

They followed 112,000+ adults insured by Israel’s largest health organization from 2000 to 2022. Everyone started out diabetes-free.

During the study, they recorded:

● 68,201 cases of nail fungus

● New diabetes diagnoses

● What treatments were received

● Other medical conditions, age, sex, and lifestyle factors

Here’s what they found:

● People with nail fungus had 2.21x higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

● The more often nail fungus occurred, the higher the risk

● People who treated the infection had lower diabetes risk than those who didn’t

These results held up even after adjusting for age, other conditions, and demographics.

What does this mean?
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