Diabetes Symptoms

Female 1: An estimated one third of people living with diabetes have no idea that they have it. Avoid being one of them by knowing what to watch out for.

Female 2: The symptoms of diabetes are often subtle, like mild fatigue or weigh loss. So the first line of defense against remaining undiagnosed is knowledge. Being aware of your family’s medical history and your risk level is imperative to the early detection of diabetes, had loose legend in diabetic, BB King, known his family’s history, he might have been better able to manage the disease that kept him tired and weak for years. When King was finally diagnosed with Type II diabetes in his early 60s, the musician realized that the death of his mother, father, sister and niece were all due to untreated diabetes.

Knowledge of your family’s history of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure may help you avoid a late diagnosis and illness like BB King’s. If these complications are in your background, or if you are overweight, understand your risk for developing diabetes is greater. It is also important to be aware of the symptoms that are detectible in early stages of diabetes. The signs of Type I diabetes usually develop over just a few days to the hyperglycemia, a rapid rise in glucose.

Type I diabetics often complain of excessive thirst or hunger sometimes accompanied by a dry mouth. Despite an increase in appetite, Type I diabetics often lose significant amounts of weight very quickly. Other symptoms include the need to urinate frequently, blurry vision or increase fatigue. Unlike people with Type I diabetes, those who develop Type II diabetes, do so gradually with minor and sometimes no symptoms, the crap of over long periods of time. Often they are not even diagnosed until after the complications of the disease occur. People who develop Type II diabetes may experienced numbness or tingling in their hands and feet, sores that take a long time to heal or blurry vision. Woman may contract to frequent eased infections, while some males, and complain of unforeseen impotency.

Prior to the onset of Type II diabetes, many people develop a symptom-free condition called pre-diabetes. This occurs when glucose levels are elevated but are not yet high enough to be considered full-blown Type II diabetes. Because pre-diabetes has no discernible symptoms, it is important to get tested for the disease if you have a family history of diabetes or if you are overweight. People of non-Caucasian descendant also are more likely to develop pre-diabetes. The symptoms of diabetes are subtle and sometimes do not seem serious. But, the long-term ramifications are severe. Luckily, early detection and treatment can prevent organ damage. If you experience any of the symptoms outlined in this video or if you are a high-risk candidate for developing diabetes, see your doctor for a blood glucose test.


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