TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Early signs diabetes can be invisible so difficult to detect. Early symptoms of diabetes are monitored from blood glucose levels that are above normal. The most overlooked sign is hunger.
There are people who don’t know they have diabetes until they get into trouble from the long-term damage it causes. Recognize the early signs and symptoms of diabetes to get the right treatment right away WebMD.
There are two types of diabetes have two types, types 1 and 2. Both types of diabetes have some warning signs in common.
Hunger and fatigue
The body converts food into glucose which cells use for energy. However, cells need insulin to take up glucose. If the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the cells reject the insulin the body makes, then glucose can’t get into it and you don’t have energy. This can make you more hungry and tired than usual.
More frequent urination and thirst
The average person urinates 4-7 times in 24 hours. However, people with diabetes may urinate more. Normally, the body reabsorbs glucose as it passes through the kidneys. However, when diabetes pushes blood sugar up, the kidneys may not be able to bring it all back. This causes the body to produce more urine and it requires fluids. Therefore, you urinate frequently and feel thirsty. When you drink more water, you will also urinate more often.
Dry mouth and itchy skin
Because the body uses fluids to urinate, there is less moisture for other things. You can become dehydrated and your mouth may feel dry. Dry skin can be itchy.
Blurred vision
Changing fluid levels in the body can make the lens of the eye swell. They change shape and cannot focus.
Special symptoms type 2 diabetes
These symptoms tend to appear due to high glucose for a long time.
fungal infection
Both men and women with diabetes can experience these symptoms. Fungi eat glucose so it thrives in the body. The infection can grow in any fold of warm, moist skin, including between the fingers and toes, under the breasts, and in or around the sex organs.
Wounds or scratches that are slow to heal
Over time, high blood sugar can affect blood flow and cause nerve damage that makes it difficult for the body to heal wounds.
Pain or numbness in the feet or legs
This is another result of nerve damage.
Special symptoms type 1 diabetes
Unintentional weight loss
If the body cannot get energy from food it will start burning muscle and fat for energy. You may lose weight even if you don’t change your diet. Pay attention to which foods are high in trans fatty acids.
Nausea and vomiting
When the body uses fat to burn, it produces ketones. It can build up in the blood to dangerous levels, a condition that may be life-threatening and is called diabetic ketoacidosis. Ketones can make you nauseous.
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