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Often feel sleepy in the morning? You have to be careful. The reason is, a lot of information says that one of the signs of diabetes mellitus is frequent drowsiness. Illustration/Freepik photo
JAKARTA – Often feel sleepy in the morning? You have to be careful. The reason is, there is a lot of information that says that one of the signs diabetes mellitus is often the arrival of drowsiness.
This condition can be a sign that blood sugar is high or increasing. However, the link between diabetes and sleepiness goes beyond just high blood sugar.
Easily drowsy is one of the symptoms of diabetes mellitus (DM). Symptoms of easy drowsiness due to diabetes are different from normal drowsiness which can also be experienced by normal people.
Usually normal people feel sleepy or fall asleep easily when they are close to mattresses and pillows. However, drowsiness in diabetics can arise even though they are doing activities.
But not all sleepiness is due diabetes. Many other causes are associated with complaints of drowsiness and weakness, such as low blood pressure or anemia.
So, what are the characteristics of sleepiness due to diabetes? As quoted from KlikDokter. In addition to drowsiness, diabetics can have the following signs.
1. There is unexplained weight loss.
2. There is a family history of diabetes.
3. Accompanied by symptoms such as easy hunger, thirst quickly, and frequent urination.
In addition, the accompanying symptoms are fatigue quickly, feet and hands tingling or numbness quickly, wounds that are difficult to heal, blurred vision, itching on the skin.
When you are often sleepy it may be caused by a number of the following things.
1. Eat foods that contain lots of calories
Eating foods that are high in calories can cause your digestive tract to require more energy to digest food. As a result, oxygen that should go to the brain is used first by the digestive tract. As a result, the supply of oxygen to the brain is automatically reduced.
2. Lack of sleep
Sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea can cause persistent feelings of tiredness and sleepiness. Moreover, sleep time for adults is around 6-8 hours a day.
3. Lack of physical activity
Physical activity is recommended to be done every day or at least four times a week for 30 minutes per session.
Of course uncontrollable drowsiness will hamper daily activities. Here are some ways to overcome drowsiness in diabetics.
1. Make sure your blood sugar is controlled
Controlling blood sugar is one of the main targets for managing diabetes. Good blood sugar control will lead to a decrease in various complaints that are experienced.
2. Be active
Active physical activity can maintain physical health and control blood sugar. Regular exercise can also make the body feel refreshed and reduce drowsiness.
3. Keep enough water
Make sure that you drink enough water, because lack of fluids will have an impact on your immune system.
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2023-07-15 23:30:03
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