Diabetes Warning Signs
The first sign of diabetes is urinating frequently. The kidneys lose the ability to use glucose correctly and try to draw fluids out of the body.
Many feel a constant thirst even after they have drank a lot of liquids. This is because the kidneys have to work extra to get rid of the excess glucose causing you to feel thirsty.
Obesity and diabetes are directly linked. If you have type 1 diabetes the pancreas stops making insulin. This then leads to the cells starving for energy and then the fat stored is used and lean muscle will be lost causing weight loss.
Another sign is feeling overly tired because the cells cannot get the glucose from the blood.
You can also experience numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes. This is from high levels of glucose in the blood stream heading to the nervous system.
Following the nerve damage and tingling is the propensity to get sores that will not heal particularly on the feet. Due to the numbness, a person may not even know they have a sore until extreme damage has been done. The reason for the sores maybe loss of circulation. Decreased blood flow does not allow oxygen to reach the injury and the white cells cannot kill off harmful bacteria.
In addition to all the other signs and symptoms there is also itchy skin and dry skin as well as blurred vision.
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