Beritabali.com/cnnindonesia.com/The Seven Most Common Early Symptoms of Prediabetes That Are Often Underestimated
Prediabetes is the initial phase before developing diabetes mellitus (DM). Even though it’s not classified as diabetes, this stage of prediabetes shouldn’t be taken lightly.
There are several early symptoms of prediabetes that need to be watched out for so that the condition does not develop into diabetes mellitus. By knowing these early signs of prediabetes, you can take action right before the condition gets serious.
What Is Prediabetes?
According to internist Dante Saksono through discussion forums, prediabetes is a condition when blood sugar in the body exceeds normal limits. However, the status of blood sugar levels is not considered too high to be claimed as diabetes.
Normal blood sugar levels are below 100 mg/dL, while prediabetes is in the range of 100-124 mg/dL, while diabetes is over 125 mg/dL. Prediabetes is included in the category of serious conditions which, if ignored, can cause long-term complications.
Early Symptoms of Prediabetes
The early symptoms of prediabetes are actually not very visible. However, there are some of the most common body signs that sufferers can feel.
1. Acanthosis nigricans
Acanthosis nigricans is a condition where the skin darkens in the folds and wrinkles of the body. The most obvious can be seen on the back of the neck.
If on the neck there is a black line but not a pile of climbs, it shows that the insulin in the body cannot work optimally.
2. Often thirsty
Quoted from the Mayoclinic page, another symptom of prediabetes is frequent thirst. Excessive thirst in prediabetic people will be different from people who are thirsty due to dehydration or hot weather.
Because in the body of a pre-diabetic person, intake of body fluids that enter the kidneys will be continuously produced into urine to get rid of excess glucose.
3. Frequent urination
Apart from feeling constantly thirsty, the drinking water consumed by people with prediabetes cannot absorb glucose so that processes in the kidneys only focus on getting rid of the excess glucose. In effect, the body is forced to send signals to the brain in the form of excessive thirst, and an increase in the frequency of urination which can expel more than 5 liters of urine a day.
4. Get hungry easily
In people with prediabetes, their bodies cannot produce and use insulin to the fullest. As a result, glucose from food just stays in the bloodstream.
Glucose also does not enter the cells so that the body’s energy supply is empty. In this condition, the body’s cells continuously send hunger signals to the brain.
