So often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of the symptoms seem harmless. Early detection of diabetes can help decrease the developing and or complications of diabetes
The signs of type 1 and type 2 are similar. In both, there is too much glucose in the blood and not enough in the cells of your body.
- High glucose levels in type 1 are due to a lack of insulin, because the insulin producing cells have been destroyed
- Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body’s cells become resistant to the insulin that is being produced.
Some of the symptoms may include
- Frequent trips to the bathroom: Urination becomes more frequent when there s too much glucose in the blood. If insulin is non-existent or ineffective, the kidneys can’t filter glucose back to the blood. They become overwhelmed and try to draw extra water out of the blood to dilute the glucose. This keeps your bladder full
- Excessive Thirst: If your body is pulling extra water out of your blood and your running to the bathroom more, you will become dehydrated and feel the need to drink more to replace the water you are losing.
- Unusual Weight loss:This is a more noticable symptom with type 1 diabetes. The pancreas stops making insulin, due to a viral attack on panaceas cells or because an autoimmune response makes the body attack the insulin producing cell. The body in turns begins looking for an energy source, which causes a break down in muscle and fat tissue
- Increased Fatigue: glucose from the food we eat travels into the blood stream, where insulin is suppose to help it transition into the cells of our body. The cells use t to produce the energy we need to live. When the insulin isn’t there or if the cells don’t react to it anymore, then the glucose stays outside the cells in the bloodstream. The cells then become energy starved and you feel tired and run down
Other symptoms not mention above might include:
- Extreme hunger
- Irritability
- Blurry Vision
If you are experiancing one or more of the symptoms listed in this article please call your doctor today to schedule an appointment.
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