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Medical Diagnoses Of Early Signs Of Diabetes Saves Lives

By Ml Carroll


Signs of diabetes are rapid weight gain or loss, changes in vision, frequent urination, and weak bladder.

Some more signs of diabetes are cramping or pain, tingling in your hands and feet, cuts or bruises and sores that heal very slowly, weakness in the back of your legs, an unsteady gait because of muscle malfunction and impaired nervous system, increased appetite and fatigue.

The hallmark warning sign of diabetes is increased thirst which is the result of glucose absorbing water from your cells. More subtle warning signs are muscle weakness in hands or feet, pins and needle sensations, heat and cold insensitivity and trouble walking.

The signs of diabetes occur because the pancreas is malfunctioning. Its not producing insulin or the quantity produced is not controlling the level of blood sugar.

With type 2 diabetics the symptoms of the disease last over a long period of time, often years. Consequently, the impact and damage to the body over time is severe. Hyperglycemia, an increase in sugar concentration, is the agent that causes the symptoms.

The signs and symptoms of diabetes in individuals can be serious and should be evaluated by a medical doctor. If the signs are discovered early enough that they have not gotten to the point were medication won't be able to stop complications and getting more severe.

Type 2 diabetes, previously known as adult-onset diabetes or non insulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. It is principally a disorder of lifestyle and may very often be prevented with changes in lifestyle like increased exercise and modification of diet.

Type 2 diabetes occurs in people over 40 and in people who are obese or have a family history of diabetes. The signs of diabetes are the same for different diabetes types, but types 1 and 2 diabetes and different causes.

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, the cause of the diabetes, is lifestyle induced in persons with type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder where the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the body.

Type 1 diabetes can happen at any age, but it usually starts in individuals younger than 30. It makes up about only 5-10% of all diagnosed diabetes in the United States,

Of the 17 million people who are suffering this disease almost 6 million haven't been medically diagnosed. The reason could very well be that many of the early warning signs of diabetes are shrugged off by those who suffer them because the symptoms don't seem that severe.

When your pancreas does not produce insulin or you are insulin resistant, that is your cells don't respond to the insulin that is produced, high blood sugar is the result. High blood sugar concentration can lead to heart disease, impotence, vascular damage, amputations, blindness, stroke and recurrent infections, and high blood pressure.

The symptoms of gestational diabetes, or type 3 diabetes, are difficult to detect. They are common features of pregnancies. The symptoms of gestational diabetes disappear once the baby is born.




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