Symptoms of diabetes include frequent urination, especially at night. This means that individuals get up to go to the bathroom frequently and often drink more water during the day. As the kidneys recognize that there is too much glucose in the blood system they try to pull more water out of the blood dragging the glucose with it. This keeps the bladder full and causes the individual to become dehydrated leading to excessive thirst.
The increased thirst is really a response to the kidneys getting rid of the glucose. It isn’t that the glucose causes the thirst but rather dehydration that the body experiences.
People who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes will often experience unusual weight loss. Because the body isn’t able to get rid of the glucose from the bloodstream it begins to break down muscle and fat to provide the energy which results in weight loss.
People with Diabetes also suffer from increased fatigue as a result of a lack of energy because glucose does not make it into the cellular structure. This lack of energy leaves people feeling drained and fatigued.
Other symptoms can include blurred vision, dry mouth, male impotence, female yeast infections or unusual infections. Many of these symptoms can be associated with allergies or a cold, such as thirst which leads to the urination, weight loss, fatigue and irritability. (3)
Any individual who has one or more of these symptoms without suffering from a cold or other underlying medical condition should see their physician immediately so that a simple blood test can be performed to determine if the individual has high blood sugar. This test is simple, can be done in the physician’s office and does not require hospitalization.
References:
(1) American Diabetes Association: Type 1
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-1/
(2) American diabetes Association: Type 2
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-2/
(3) University of Maryland Medical Center: Diabetes
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/diabetes-000049.htm
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