Symptoms of Diabetes........
People can often have diabetes and be completely unaware. The main reason for this is that the symptoms, when seen on their own, seem harmless. However, the earlier diabetes is diagnosed the greater the chances are that serious complications, which can result from having diabetes, can be avoided.Here is a list of the most common diabetes symptoms:
Frequent urination
Have you been going to the bathroom to urinate more often recently? Do you notice that you spend most of the day going to the toilet? When there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood you will urinate more often. If your insulin is ineffective, or not there at all, your kidneys cannot filter the glucose back into the blood. The kidneys will take water from your blood in order to dilute the glucose - which in turn fills up your bladder.
Have you been going to the bathroom to urinate more often recently? Do you notice that you spend most of the day going to the toilet? When there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood you will urinate more often. If your insulin is ineffective, or not there at all, your kidneys cannot filter the glucose back into the blood. The kidneys will take water from your blood in order to dilute the glucose - which in turn fills up your bladder.
Disproportionate thirst
If you are urinating more than usual, you will need to replace that
lost liquid. You will be drinking more than usual. Have you been
drinking more than usual lately?
Intense hunger
As the insulin in your blood is not working properly, or is not there
at all, and your cells are not getting their energy, your body may react
by trying to find more energy - food. You will
become hungry.
Weight gain
This might be the result of the above symptom (intense hunger).
Unusual weight loss
This is more common among people with Diabetes Type 1. As your body is
not making insulin it will seek out another energy source (the cells
aren't getting glucose). Muscle tissue and
fat will be broken down for energy. As Type 1 is of a more sudden onset
and Type 2 is much more gradual, weight loss is more noticeable with
Type 1.
Increased fatigue
If your insulin is not working properly, or is not there at all,
glucose will not be entering your cells and providing them with energy.
This will make you feel tired and listless.
Blurred vision
This can be caused by tissue being pulled from your eye lenses. This
affects your eyes' ability to focus. With proper treatment this can be
treated. There are severe cases where
blindness or prolonged vision problems can occur
Cuts and bruises don't heal properly or quickly
Do you find cuts and bruises take a much longer time than usual to
heal? When there is more sugar (glucose) in your body, its ability to
heal can be undermined.
More skin and/or yeast infections
When there is more sugar in your body, its ability to recover from
infections is affected. Women with diabetes find it especially difficult
to recover from bladder and vaginal infections.
Sexual dysfunction among men
If you are over 50 and experience frequent or constant sexual
dysfunction (erectile dysfunction), it could be a symptom of diabetes.
Numbness or tingling, especially in your feet and hands
If there is too much sugar in your body your nerves could become
damaged, as could the tiny blood vessels that feed those nerves. You may
experience tingling and/or numbness in
your hands and feet.