You Should Not Ignore These 10 Early Signs Of Diabetes!

Diabetes is a medical condition in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar levels are too high. Unfortunately, this disease has large proportions in the United States. More than 25 million people have diabetes and one third of them do not even know they are diabetic.

In this article we’re going to present you the top 10 warning signs of diabetes:

Increased Hunger

For energy, your body needs glucose. If you have a lack of insulin, your body can’t store the glucose in your cells because it doesn’t have the energy it needs. This can be a result of increased hunger as the body’s attempt to increase calories for energy.

Increased Thirst and Urination

When the body tries to expel the glucose together with other fluids , we feel dehydrated, so we drink more fluids. As a result frequent urination can be expected.

Weakness and Fatigue

When the body is unable to pull glucose into the cells, it doesn’t have the proper amount of energy to function optimally. This leads to fatigue and weakness.

Tingling or Numbness

Tingling or numbness is the damage to the nerves that arises as a complication of high blood glucose levels. When blood glucose levels are elevated, it interferes with signals transmitted by nerves. The walls of the small blood vessels are weakened and this can lead to cutting off blood supply to nerves, in the outermost extremities, starting with the feet.

Unexpected Weight Loss

Because the body is expelling excess glucose when you eat, it does not store any as energy for later. It excretes the glucose in urine and decreases the amount of calories that are being absorbed into the cells. As a result of this the body can not compensate the lost calories and you will end up losing weight.

Sores That Heal Slowly

The high glucose effectively inhibits the normal working process of the immune system. As a result, the work of white blood cells is slowed down, and along with it, the normal healing process.

Frequent Infections

A slowed immune response can lead you to an increased likelihood of frequent infections and frequent infections is common symptom brought about by the increase blood glucose levels.

Dry, Itchy or Scaly Skin

We all know that our body is 50 -78% water. Because of frequent urination and constant thirst, our body is drying out. Dry, itchy or scaly skin is a common symptom of diabetes as your kidneys excrete more water out of your tissues.

Blurred Vision

The eyes are sensitive to the effects of high blood glucose. The lenses can swell and change shape, causing your vision to suddenly become blurry.

Irritability

Feeling irritated and low on energy can be attributed to the expelling of energy supposed for storage in the cells. This can be the result of overall bad feeling and the irritability of being in a perpetual state of lost energy.