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MATA INDONESIA, JAKARTA – Diabetes is a health condition caused by a sufferer’s blood sugar that is too high for the body to process. As a result, blood sugar can settle in the bloodstream, potentially causing complications, such as heart disease, kidney disease, and loss of vision.
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that in America, 34.2 million people have diabetes and 21.4 percent are undiagnosed. Not only that, 88 million Americans are also in the condition of prediabetes, a condition caused by elevated blood sugar levels.
In fact, one thing is worried that 84 percent do not realize that they are in the prediabetes stage.
Seeing this, we should focus on anticipation by recognizing it early on sign diabetes.
First, according to Keck Medicine of USC fatigue is one of the hallmarks of diabetes symptoms. This is due to glucose that cannot be absorbed by the body, but generally the body will break down the food we consume into glucose which functions to increase energy.
Second, namely frequent thirst and frequent urination. This condition is caused by the body not being able to absorb the right amount of glucose, as a result, the kidneys have a harder time filtering it out. Drinking water to get rid of thirst eventually makes us have to urinate, so this situation is like a ‘vicious circle’.
So, endocrinologist from Keck Medicine from USC, Braden Barnett asserts that blood sugar levels become too high causing excess spills into the urine made by the kidneys and water will follow.
“This causes an increase in urination and water and sugar that comes out of the body in the urine causing a person to become dehydrated,” Barnett said.
Third, another symptom is weight loss. The body that doesn’t get energy from glucose starts burning muscle and fat.
Finally, high blood sugar that lasts a long time can cause nerve damage or neuropathy which can lead to tingling sensations, a burning sensation, or a lack of sensation in the limbs. Meanwhile, blood vessels and nerves are sensitive to high blood sugar levels, which can cause tingling sensation.
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