Diabetes is a serious condition which may affect the entire body.
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes kills more
people in the world compared to cancer and AIDs combined.
Studies show that twenty-five percent of people with type 2 diabetes
have no idea that they have this disease. Actually, diabetes has so many
early signs that it is not difficult to identify it. However, most
people prefer ignoring these signs.
Aaron Saipes, a professor at Harvard Medical School says “Most people
find it difficult to notice that they have the middle stages of
diabetes.” The longer you are staying in the dark about diabetes, the
higher the risk of heart disease, kidney disease, blindness and other
serious complications.
In this article, we would like to show you ten signs of diabetes that
people usually ignore. If you notice some of these symptoms, you should
visit your doctor to examine your health immediately. Are you
interested? Scroll down to read about these ten signs right now.
#1. You feel constantly thirsty.
Increased urination may result in dehydration. So if you want to drink
more water that you usually do, it can also be the symptom of diabetes.
Make sure you don’t quench your thirst by drinking sugary juices and
soda, as all these unhealthy drinks only make you feel more thirsty. You
should drink only pure water.
#2. You have a need to urinate more frequently than usual.
High sugar in blood causes damage to vessels and urinary tract
infections causing frequent urination. It is indicative if a person
starts waking up at night to go to the toilet. One or two walks to the
toilet at night is not the cause for concern, but if you start waking up
at night systematically — you should visit your doctor and examine your
health.
#3. You are prone to urinary tract infections.
High sugar levels in the urine and genitals can be the cause of bacteria
and yeast fungi growth. If you experience a urinary tract infection too
often, and it appears again and again after treatment, you need to
check your blood sugar levels as soon as possible.
#4. You start to feel a tingling in your legs.
High blood sugar affects the human nervous system, disrupts blood circulation and causes tingling in legs.
#5. Wounds or cuts that take more than usual to heal.
When a person experience diabetes, his immune system weakens, making it
difficult for his wounds and cuts to heal. In order to strengthen your
immune system, you need to use some natural remedies and fill your body
with vitamins.
#6. You have blurry vision.
Don’t worry, it doesn’t necessary mean you have a diabetic eye disease.
Blurred vision is just a temporary problem that develops intensively and
is caused by high blood sugar levels. In order to fix this kind of
blurred vision, you need to balance your blood sugar levels.
#7. Irritation and mood swings.
Diabetes may affect person’s mood. Blood sugar swings may lead to rapid
changes in a person’s mood, and make them sad and grumpy. This is
especially true during hypoglycemic episodes, where blood sugar levels
falls lower than seventy milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). High blood
sugar may also lead to depression and anxiety.
When a person’s blood sugar becomes normal, these symptoms usually
disappear. Remember that mood swings can be one of the first signs of
diabetes.
#8. You feel tired all the time.
It’s okay when a person feels tired from time to time. However, constant
fatigue is an important sign to pay attention to. Maybe your body
cannot break down the food you consume and it doesn’t give you energy —
you just don’t have enough fuel for your body.
#9. Your hands shake when you are hungry.
High blood sugar makes it difficult for your body to regulate glucose
levels. When you eat a lot of simple carbs, your body produces more
insulin and your glucose levels drop. That is the reason why your hands
shake when you feel hungry. You have a need to eat more simple carbs and
this leads to a vicious cycle.
#10. You lose weight rapidly.
We all know that having excess weight is a risk factor for diabetes.
However, rapid weight loss is also a sign of diabetes. In patients with
diabetes, low insulin levels prevent the body from getting glucose from
the blood into the body’s cells to use as energy. When this occurs, the
body starts using fat and muscle as a fuel causing rapid weight loss.