Signs And Symptoms Of Diabetes

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A person suffers from diabetes when the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin for the body, or the cells in the body are unable to use insulin. Diabetes can be categorized in two types; type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and type 2 Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes.

People who have a long history of diabetes in the family are usually more prone to the risk of this illness. As a matter of fact, people are significantly at higher risk if they weigh 20 percent more than the normal weight and are above the age of 40. One can prevent himself from diabetes type 2 if proper diet is followed, along with regular exercise.

Many people are unaware about the different signs and symptoms that may cause diabetes and as a result, diabetes goes undiagnosed for a long period. If people discover the illness on time, they may prevent the severe complications.

The signs of both type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are very similar; in both cases, there is a lot of glucose in the blood and not much in the cells. There are many symptoms and signs; let us discuss them all in detail.

A diabetic patient frequently urinates because the body tries to get rid of the extra water out of blood to dilute the glucose. Thus, the person has to take many trips to the bathroom.

Another sign is that the person feels excessively thirsty. Drinking too much water does not become sufficient enough to quench your thirst. Thirst and frequent urination go hand in hand.

Other signs and symptoms include loss of weight. As pancreas puts a halt on insulin production and the body desperately strives for energy source because cells do not get enough glucose. Therefore, muscle tissues and body are broken down in order to get energy. The body also becomes tired very soon.

Your hands, legs and feet get numb, a symptom which is known as neuropathy. A high blood glucose level in the blood also damages the nervous system of the body.

Blurred vision is another symptom, as the tissues get pulled away from your eye lenses. The ability to focus gets diminished and in extreme cases, blindness may also occur.

When a diabetic people get bruises or cuts, they take longer than usual to heal. This is because as there is excessive sugar in the blood, the ability to heal the wound gets undermined. Similarly, the ability to recover from infection also gets affected. In case of women, their bladder and vaginal infections get more time to get recovered. Men face erectile dysfunctional. However, this is a symptom most likely to occur at the age of 50 or above.

Gum infection and diseases become more frequent, and the gums turn tender and swollen. As the gums stretch away, the teeth are also likely to get pulled away quickly.

It is important that as soon as a person experiences these symptoms, diabetes is diagnosed.