What are Type 2 diabetes symptoms?

 

2 diabetes symptom type
2 diabetes symptom type

What are Type 2 diabetes symptoms? Type 2 diabetes symptoms are much like type 1 symptoms. The difference between type 1 and 2 is that people who have type 2 diabetes must inject insulin in order to maintain a safe blood sugar. Diabetes is a very serious condition where the pancreas stops or slows in the production of a serious hormone called insulin. (in type 2 it stops) Insulin is a hormone that the body uses to change sugar in the bloodstream into fuel that the body’s cells can use. When too little of the hormone is present the blood sugar levels begin to rise to dangerous levels. When they reach a certain level they begin to damage the body in serious ways. The damage that is commonly done includes heart damage, eye damage, nerve damage, and kidney damage. This makes knowing what Type 2 diabetes symptoms are a need.

 

So what are type 2 diabetes symptoms? (Type 1 and 2 symptoms are basically the same) The main and major type 2 diabetes symptoms are fatigue, weight loss, hunger, thirst, extreme urination. Fatigue and weight loss are both caused by the body not getting enough fuel. So they consume fat, or become tired. Hunger is the symptom of your cells becoming low on energy. Thus they send ‘’hungry’’ signals to the brain. Extreme urination is caused by the body trying to clean itself of the excess blood sugar. This in turn causes extreme thirst as the body needs to replace the lost water. These symptoms should be noticed immediately and reported to your doctor. Diabetes can do damage to you but the faster you notice the type 2 diabetes symptoms, the more healthy you stay. So talk to your doctor about type 2 diabetes.

Continue ReadingWhat are Type 2 diabetes symptoms?

What are the symptoms of childhood diabetes?

 

symptoms of childhood diabetes
symptoms of childhood diabetes

What are the symptoms of childhood diabetes? Diabetes is a very serious condition that affects everyone. It don’t just affect adults, it also affects many children all over the world. Diabetes is where the pancreas slows or even stops production of a very essential chemical called insulin. Insulin is a very important as the body needs it to change the sugar in the blood into fuel that the body can use. When the insulin levels are to low for the sugar to all be used it begins to build up. At a certain level the body begins to suffer serious damage. Damage that can be done includes heart damage, eye damage, nerve damage, and kidney damage. This makes spotting diabetes a serious need, especially in children. So what are the symptoms of childhood diabetes?

There are many symptoms of childhood diabetes. Frequent urination, thirst, extreme hunger, loss of weight, and fatigue are just some of the major symptoms of childhood diabetes. Frequent urination is caused by the body trying to rid itself of dangerous high blood sugar. But this causes another serious symptom, excessive thirst. Thirst is caused by the amount of water being urinated to cleanse the body. Extreme hunger is caused by the cells not getting the required amounts of fuel needed. This makes the cells tell the brain that they are hungry. Loss of weight is caused by the cells not getting the needed fuel and eating stored fuel. Fatigue is caused by the cells not getting enough fuel. These symptoms point out the very dangerous disease diabetes. These symptoms are the same for adults and children but should be recognized immediately and contact a doctor for a diagnoses. So now you know what to look for when it comes to symptoms of childhood diabetes.

Continue ReadingWhat are the symptoms of childhood diabetes?

What is a Symptom of Sugar Diabetes?

symptom of sugar diabetes

Sugar diabetes is a serious condition that changes lifestyles of both the diabetic and all who are around them, for better and for worse.

Diabetes is a condition where the body’s organ known as the pancreas fails to create enough of chemical called insulin. The chemical insulin is responsible for the energy that you have as it converts the sugar molecules in the blood into fuel that the cells can use.

When the needed amounts of insulin are not present the blood sugar levels rise. Once they reach a certain level they begin to damage the body such as heart damage, nerve damage, eye damage, and the worst is kidney damage. These effects are all the more reason to spot diabetes early on, so what is a symptom of sugar diabetes?

A symptom of sugar diabetes could be one of many things. The list includes

  • thirst,
  • excessive urination,
  • extreme hunger, and
  • irritability.

If you are experiencing these symptoms, you should be checked out immediately due to the damage that can be done if left untreated.

Excessive urination is due to the body trying to cleanse itself of the overloaded sugar levels. This in turn causes you to become thirsty as your body depletes itself of water. Hunger is due to the cells not getting the required fuel and as you eat more it only increases the blood sugar level. Irritability is caused by the brain cells not getting the needed fuel. This can all be avoided if you are checked for diabetes. Your doctor can perform a few simple lab tests that will diagnose you with diabetes or not. Or you can get a blood glucose monitor and do it yourself. If it is over 120 mg/dl notify your doctor immediately.

symptoms of sugar diabetes

Continue ReadingWhat is a Symptom of Sugar Diabetes?

Do you know the signs of being a diabetic?

signs of being a diabetic
signs of being a diabetic

Do you know the signs of being a diabetic? Diabetes is a very serious disease and should be checked out at the first thought of having the disease. Diabetes is where the body produces too little of the chemical known as insulin. Insulin is one of the body’s most important chemicals. It is responsible for the energy that you have. It takes the glucose in the blood and changes it into fuel that the body’s cells can use.

So when the pancreas produces to little insulin the glucose levels rise to very high levels. The high glucose levels wreak havoc upon the body damaging the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eventually blindness. Making knowing whether you have or are risk of diabetes a need to know. This is the causes of being a diabetic.

There are many signs of being a diabetic that can tell you of nearing diabetes, including test your doctor can perform to give an accurate diagnose. Many of them may seem normal for a short amount of time but are not normal. Excessive thirst, excessive urination, unexplained weight loss, altered mental status, and excessive eating are all symptoms. Excessive thirst is caused by excessive urination; the body urinates to rid itself of the excess glucose that is damaging it, thus creating the need to replenish the body.

Unexplained weight loss is formed by the body seeking nutrients and glucose that it is not getting but this does nothing because the real problem is with the insulin levels. Excessive eating is caused by the body seeking more energy. The body is then stimulated to take in more food. But this does nothing but fuel the growing glucose levels. Altered mental status is formed when the glucose beings to irritate the body giving irritability, confusion, and anger. So talk to your doctor about signs of being a diabetic. See if you have the signs of being an insulin dependent diabetic too.

Continue ReadingDo you know the signs of being a diabetic?

Do you have high blood glucose symptoms?

 

high blood glucose symptoms
high blood glucose symptoms

What exactly are high blood glucose symptoms? High blood glucose symptoms happens when ones blood sugar is too high or generally over 120 – 140mg range. High blood glucose symptoms happens diabetics eat too much sugar causing the amount of sugar to not be consumed fast enough so it goes throughout the body but the body cannot digest it or consume it quick enough and can cause serious medical side effects such as dizziness, fatigue, rapid heart rate or frequent urination just to name a few.

High diabetes symptoms often times occur frequently within a diabetic especially if they are insulin dependent or are classified as a type II diabetic. High blood glucose causes can occur when a person eats foods that contain too much sugar in it or eats too many foods and meals that contain high amounts of sugar and the body cannot process it quick enough.

Low blood glucose symptoms occur when the blood sugar or the amount of sugar that the body makes and that a person consumes is not enough and the body and its organs are trying to find more glucose in order to function properly. Some of the symptoms that can result from low blood glucose levels are fainting, weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness and shaking just to name a few.

Often times high blood glucose symptoms and high blood pressure symptoms can be similar and even go untreated because they are mistaken. High blood pressure symptoms can come in the form of headaches, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, rapid heart rate and sweating.

If you are a diabetic the best measurement and precautionary measures that you can take for yourself and your health is to manage and watch your foods and sugar intake carefully. Always check your fasting sugar level as often as the doctor tells you too and all of this in combination will help you steer away from having high blood glucose symptoms.

Continue ReadingDo you have high blood glucose symptoms?