Be Caution for the Early Signs of Diabetes

What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which the insulin in the body is insufficient to transform the blood sugar into energy supply for cells. And how this situation is a disease? In order to work well, our cells need energy. If the insulin cannot turn the blood sugar (glucose) into energy for cells, then two major destructions will happen. First, the body cannot perform well in doing daily activities. Second, there will be too much unprocessed blood sugar in bloodstream which will lead to hypertension, blurred vision, obesity and other complications.

The early signs of diabetes are not physical symptoms you may see everyday, but they are mostly felt symptoms, that's why the first signs of diabetes are so easily neglected. And the bad news is, if you are having the early signs and symptoms of diabetes, then some damages already happen inside your body.

There are two types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is also known as the early stage of diabetes, and type 2 diabetes is the next chapter which is a worse condition of diabetes. Mostly the diabetes patients are the elderly people aged over 50 years old, but the teenagers and adults can also be the victims if they are overweight. So nobody is resistant to diabetes, especially the ones with unhealthy lifestyle - less exercise, consume unhealthy food and distressful mind. If you are living such a lifestyle, you may want to have some blood check.

Best to know whether you have diabetes or not is through a routine blood check and consult your condition to doctor. However, the sign of diabetes type 1 is the increasing blood sugar level. And the sign of diabetes type 2 is the insulin resistant, the condition in which the pancreas cannot produce any insulin to take care of the blood sugar in bloodstream. In this case, insulin injection is always recommended by the doctor. Painful life you know if you have to take the insulin injection daily or several times a day. Long term insulin injection may also cause skin discoloration.

The early signs and symptoms of diabetes

As mentioned above, the first sings of diabetes are not physically obvious, but they are mostly felt. You should not ignore any signs of diabetes. If you are having any of the early signs and symptoms of diabetes below frequently, please do some blood check or go to doctor for diabetes check up.

The first signs of diabetes are :
1. The extreme thirst.
You are always thirsty although you are not doing any exercise, not exhausted, not sweating.
2. The extreme hunger
You have eaten so much, and normally you will full with this portion, but now you keep feeling hungry although you have eaten more than the usual portion.
3. Frequent urination
You keep feeling want to pee, although you are not staying in an air-conditioned room. This may because you drink so much. This symptom is easily noticed since it annoys your activities and night-sleep.
4. Easily get exhausted
Although you are not doing a lot of activities, you easily get exhausted. Sometimes you can accidentally fall asleep after a meal because of an extra fatigue.
5. Drastic Weight Loss
Isn't it strange that extra eating causes weight loss? In fact, it is a drastic weight loss! This is not a good news, quickly consult this situation with your doctor.

After the early signs of diabetes (the felt symptoms), the next level is the physical symptoms, such as :

1. Blurred vision.
If you are not seeing well though you rarely work on computer or watch TV, you may start to alert for diabetes attack. Ignoring this symptom can lead to a total blindness.
2. Slow healed bruises and wounds
Diabetes somehow affects the body immune system and slows down the body healing process.
3. Feeling numb at hands and feet
Diabetes has damaged some nerves in your body if you are having this symptom.
4. Dry and itchy skin
There are people with dry skin. But dry itchy skin is not normal. It's a symptom of diabetes.
5. Vaginal yeast infection for women
It happens because the diabetes has damaged the body immune system.

If you are having whether the early signs of diabetes or the next level physical symptoms, do not hesitate to see the doctor for immediate treatment. The sooner you take care of your diabetes, the greater chance it is to be healed.