Urinary incontinence and diabetes seem to be more connected than previously thought. Urinary incontinence is involuntary leakage of urine when laughing or coughing. It is also characterized by a sudden and strong urge to urinate that can often lead to accidents. Recent studies show that urinary incontinence in women with diabetes is really quite common. A study, which is noted in Forecast.Diabetes.org, researching overweight women with type-2 diabetes found that many of them experience urinary incontinence diabetes at least weekly.

It has been found as well that urinary incontinence and diabetes are more commonly found together than diabetes retinopathy, neuropathy, or micro-albuminuria (which is a precursor to kidney disease). Previous studies show that this connection between urinary incontinence and diabetes is probably due to micro-vascular damage. Obesity may play a role in diabetes and urinary incontinence as well.

Urinary Incontinence and Diabetes-Related Factors

Just like obesity, there are certain …