Five Symptoms To Check For Diabetes
Julia Hanf
Diabetes can be loosely termed as a condition where the amount of glucose in your blood rises to dangerously high levels, either because your body isn't making the amount of insulin it needs to metabolize the glucose or if it does not acknowledge the presence of insulin and is thus unable to use the glucose as energy. This glucose, which then accumulates in your blood, is responsible for a gamut of complications, some of which can even be life-threatening. However, what makes diabetes one of the most threatening of all diseases is the fact that its initial stages are very hard to detect, leading victims to ignore them until the more severe conditions set in. and although there is no foolproof sign to determine if you have diabetes or not, without submitting to a laboratory test, there are a few initial indicators that characterize diabetes, and the fact that it is on the prowl!
The glucose, which remains unused by your body, accumulates in the bloodstream, making the blood-sugar levels rise to alarming levels. Your kidneys then try to strain out the glucose from your blood and discard it, which they do by diluting it with a large amount of water, which is then excreted in the form of urine. The large amounts of water and unwaveringly high levels of glucose mean that the amount of urine produced is a lot higher than is usual, and so, you will find that you need to urinate almost all through the day.
As your body discards the glucose, it also eliminates a lot of the water in your body, making you parched and dehydrated. Hence you will find that you feel a lot thirstier than is usual and in spite of the unnaturally large quantities of water you consume, you remain as thirsty as ever. This can be directly attributed to the high amounts of urine you excrete; your increased intake of water is also coupled with abnormally high levels of urine. And hence, even though you may be consuming several times the amount of water than you normally do, you are still running a huge risk of severe dehydration.
When your body is starved of energy, on account of the mal-utilization of glucose, you may begin to feel lightheaded and weak. Many people assume that this weakness is just a passing phase which needs rest to get better. However, it is the silent signal your body is sending to you, indicating that the food you have consumed is not being used by your cells, which is making them weak and fatigued.
As the levels of glucose in your bloodstream continue to shoot up, they begin to damage the nerves in your body. This damage is particularly palpable in the extremities, which are our fingertips and feet. Consequently, you may begin to feel numb in these parts of your body, which gradually increases as the damage becomes more rampant. This condition, which is one of the few early signs of diabetes, is termed as Diabetic Neuropathy.
Diabetes is also responsible for hindering the circulation of blood in your body, because of the thickening of veins it brings about. And so, any cuts and wounds on your body will take a lot longer to heal and will also be particularly prone to infection. The latter is caused by the high blood glucose levels, which are fertile breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, which bring about a number of skin infections and allergies.
The pre-diabetic phase, which is a summation of all these symptoms put together, is variable in the amount of time it takes to develop into diabetes. In some cases, the pre-diabetic phase lasts for more than a decade, often developing into diabetes only once the individual has reached middle or old-age. In a few other cases, however, the re-diabetic phase is a fleeting occurrence which lasts for barely a couple of months before diabetes sets in. the good news is that by recognizing your disease at it's earliest stages and taking appropriate precautions can arrest your disease for the rest of your life. And so, if any of these conditions sound familiar to you, notify your physician immediately it may save from you a host of complications in the years to follow!
Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.
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