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Diabetes Symptoms
By: Celia Namart
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most serious diseases that is typified by having too much blood sugar in the body. These high sugar levels occur because the body produces insufficient amounts of the hormone, insulin or insufficient cells to be targeted by insulin.
Diabetes is categorized in different types, namely type 1 diabetes, type 2, type 3 and the one that is called gestational diabetes. Pancreatic failure is what helps doctors diagnose the type of diabetes that a patient has. The cause of a particular type of diabetes is usually identified during the course of treatment. The type of diabetes is sometimes hard to classify because there are many common symptoms for 2 different types of diabetes.
How would you know that you are suffering from this disease? Diabetes can easily be detected by testing the level of blood glucose. Diabetes has symptoms, however, the symptoms for diabetes is also associated with the symptoms of other diseases. Below are some of the usual symptoms that a diabetic experiences.
1. Urinating more frequently than normal, especially at night. People often neglect this symptom; they will approach their doctor only if this symptom gets out control.
2. Sudden weight loss. If you are not on a diet but you are constantly losing weight, you better consult your doctor about it. This is just one of the symptoms for diabetes but it can also be a symptom for other diseases, so you better visit the doctor to make sure.
3. Slow healing of wounds, especially in the feet and ankle area. This is the most common indication that a person has diabetes. Wounds that started as a small wound, for example, insect bite, could get worse after a few weeks, depending on the body?s normal healing capacity.
4. Blurred vision, lack of sensation on the skin and itching of the hands and feet are also a very important symptom that a person should not ignore. Persons who are suffering from this symptom should consult the doctor immediately to get their blood sugar levels checked. It is better to know if you are positive for diabetes rather than learn about it later when the situation becomes critical.
Everyone must take a blood glucose test, especially those who have history of diabetes mellitus in his or her family. Diabetes is a hereditary disease that could have been passed on in the genes your family for generations.
The symptoms for type 1 and type 2 diabetes are different. The symptoms for type 1 becomes obvious in just a few weeks while the type 2 is extremely noticeable and they develop over a long period of time. This disease should be detected immediately so that the victim of the disease can get proper treatment to save him from having very serious complications.
Celia Nemart writes about family and medical issues on the internet, Celia is a dedicated to increasing awareness of Diabetes Symptoms and pregnancy in young woman. |
