Birth Control Patches have several negative side effects that might affect diabetics adversely. Studies have found that birth control patches can raise your blood sugar level. This is a terrible situation for women having diabetes type 1. These patches are also capable of increasing blood pressure and cholesterol content.

 Diabetics with high blood pressure are vulnerable towards heart attack and diseases. Increase of cholesterol content in a diabetic is also disastrous.  Hence doctors are averse to birth control patches for diabetics. The risk of heart related disease in diabetics is compounded after 35 years. Hence, if you are over 35 years and having diabetes, you are advised to go for other birth control methods than patches. The situation is worsened if you are a diabetic and overweight. The failure rate of birth control patches for women above 90 kilogram weight is significantly high. Weight gain is also a side effect of using these patches. Weight gain acts adversely for diabetics.

 If you are a diabetic, consult your doctor before using birth control patches. The doctor will analyze the effects minutely and prescribe you alternatives according. In general, the failure rate of birth control pills compared to patches for diabetics is significant.