How to know you are a diabetic without going for a check up?
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What are the main Symptoms of Diabetes?
The most consistent symptom of diabetes mellitus (Type I and II) is elevated blood sugar levels. In Type I (insulin dependent / early onset) diabetes, this is caused by the body not producing enough insulin to properly regulate blood sugar. In Type II (non insulin dependent/adult onset) diabetes, it is caused by the body developing resistance to insulin, so it cannot properly use what it produces.
However, high blood sugar is not something you can see in the mirror at home, so it is useful to know the side-effects of high blood sugar, which are commonly recognized as the noticeable symptoms of diabetes.
If you find yourself experiencing many of these diabetes symptoms on a consistent, long term basis, you should visit a doctor to be tested for diabetes. Ignoring (or not recognizing) the symptoms of diabetes can lead to long-term serious health risks and complications from untreated diabetes. Some of the common 'early warning' signs of diabetes are:
The first symptom of diabetes is often excessive thirst (unrelated to exercise, hot weather, or short-term illness)
Excessive hunger (you know you've eaten "enough" but are still hungry all the time)
Frequent urination (often noticed because you must wake up repeatedly during the night)
Tiredness and fatigue (possibly severe enough to make you fall asleep unexpectedly after meals), one of the most common symptoms of diabetes.
Rapid and/or sudden weight loss (any dramatic change in weight is a sign to visit a doctor)
While many of the signs and symptoms of diabetes can also be related to other causes, testing for diabetes is very easy, and the constant/regular presence of one or more of these symptoms over an extended period of time should be cause for a visit to the doctor.
If diabetes is suspected, tested for, and diagnosed when those symptoms first start appearing, other more serious symptoms of advanced diabetes can often be prevented or have their onset significantly delayed through diet, exercise and proper blood sugar management.
However, often the 'minor' symptoms of diabetes go unrecognized, and physical and neurological problems may arise, resulting in some
of the following symptoms:
Blurred vision (diabetes can lead to macular degeneration and eventual blindness)
Numbness and/or tingling in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy, a symptom of diabetes, causes nerve damage in the extremities)
Slow healing of minor scratches and wounds (diabetes often leads to impaired immune system function)
Recurrent or hard-to-treat yeast infections in women (another sign of impaired immune function)
Dry or itchy skin (peripheral neuropathy also affects circulation and proper sweat gland function)
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms on a regular basis, or you recognize these symptoms in a child or relative, they may be signs of untreated diabetes. A doctor's appointment should be made as soon as possible, so the individual experiencing the symptoms can -- if diabetes is diagnosed -- take the steps needed to prevent more serious health problems
you are one
Well diabetes is hereditary but you will not know until you go to the doc. Make sure you go soon its nothing to play around with.
YOU MIGHT FEEL GIDDY AND BE MORE LETHARGIC.THESE ARE SOME OF THE VAGUE SYMPTOMS.PAIN IN PASSAGE OF URINE.
Type 1 Diabetes:
Fatique
Thurst Increase
Increased Urination
Weight Loss or Increased Appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Type 2 Diabetes
Fatique
Thurst Increase
Weight Loss
Increased Appetite
Increased Urination
Blurred Vision
Slow-Healing Infections
Impotence in Men
These are some of those most common signs of diabetes. If you have any of these signs and they are constant throughout your lifestyle, you might have diabetes. We suggest you contact your doctor and get a test to see if you have diabetes.
See a doctor. Don't mess with this
You can see if you have any symptoms, but you won't know for sure unless you see a doctor.
Constant thirst and peeing alot.
thirsty? lack of ciculation? pale with lack of energy? or sometimes feel little hyper? (depending on what you've consumed) do yourself a big favor and get checked, it is a life threatening disease.
see a doctor , diabetes is nothing to fool with you can lose your eye sight , feet , and die from a silent heart attack !
You won't know for sure unless you do go the the doctor.
an accu check machine bought at a drug store, test fasting blood sugar to see if it is high or low while fasting. If you Know someone that has one, just let them show you how to do it, using a lancet and a drop of blood, you can test in about two minutes. Or you can ask your GP, if your having symptoms, and if you have a family history? If family has it, it is usually passed down, but if you catch it early you can control with diet or pills without the need of insulin. Please have it checked! Blood test can also be done, but the glucose machine or even testing urine content for high levels, you can buy a kit at drug store also. It could be hypoglycemic or hyperglycemia (too high or too low). Good luck, Tash
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Some signs are being thirsty all the time, going to the bath room all the time, frequent head aches, getting shaky when your hungry. If you know some one with a blood sugar machine, test your blood sugar when you have not eaten in like 8 hours and if it is below 60 or above 120, then you probably are and should go to the Dr
just pee near a area which is full of ants(sugar loving ants) and check the place after a wile.whether the ants come for your urine or not.it will come if you have diabetic.
You can NOT determine whether one has diabetes or not unless you perform plasma glucose estimation. Traditionally, it has been described in terms of 5P's- polyuria (excessive micturition), polydypsia (excessive thirst), polyphagia (excessive hunger), polyneuropathy and progressive weight loss. These are just symptoms suggestive and in no way diagnostic of diabetes.
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For me it was rapid weight loss, frequent urination ( like every 10 minutes ) extreme thirst and my eyesight was starting to get noticeably worse, all of which improved when my sugar was under control.
Go and get an A1C test at the doctor and you will know for sure.
Good Luck
A checkup is the only way to be sure. Go soon, because it can cause many problems from blindness to death. By the way, diabetes can show up in anyone. A family history of diabetes makes it more likely, but does not guaruntee you will get it. A lack of such history makes it less likely, but again no promises. My father was diabetic, but out of 5 kids, I was the only one to get it.
Don't be silly, with all the information out there, you can get really confused. Find a doctor you trust get the tests done, but please go, this is a disease you do not want to mess with. Iam still trying to sift through all the BS and get to the facts and get on a clear track off treatment but Iam making positive changes in my lifestyle. Get tested! Good luck
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