Everything you Need to Know about Diabetes (1)

Everything you Need to Know about Diabetes (1)

When the term Diabetes comes to mind we always think of a person taking high level of sugar only but that is totally a myth. Diabetes can be end result of not only high intake of sugar but also due to big intakes of junk food, rice, smoking, alcohol consumption, or not doing regular exercises, high level of stress etc. In last two decade, the Diabetes problem has increased immensely among people due to unhealthy life style. But also the cures and effective treatment measures have also increased. This blog is all about providing readers about the full detailed knowledge about this problem from general information about Diabetes, its prevention, cure, symptoms, treatment, how to deal with it etc. So let us take a look at Diabetes and all that you need to know - 

Diabetes – A Preface

Diabetes is such a disease which majority of people have lots of misconception about. Diabetes, scientifically referred to as Diabetes Mellitus is basically a group of metabolic diseases where a person suffers from high blood sugar level, either because his body cells do not respond adequately to insulin or because his body’s insulin production is not enough or may be both of the reasons combined can result to it. People suffering from Diabetes experience frequent thirst, excessive urination and increasing hunger.

Types of Diabetes - 

Broadly saying, Diabetes is of three types –

1.      Type 1 – This type of Diabetes is result of failure of human body to produce insulin. This type of Diabetes required patient to wear an insulin pump or inject insulin in his body. This is termed as ‘Juvenile Diabetes.’

2.      Type 2 – The second type of Diabetes is end result of insulin resistance in human body. In such situation, the body cells comprehensively fail to use body’s insulin properly. This is termed as ‘Adult-onset Diabetes.’

3.      Gestational Diabetes – This is the third type of Diabetes which occurs in pregnant ladies without an early diagnosis of Diabetes. This type of Diabetes precedes development associated with type 2 of Diabetes.

There are some types of Diabetes but all those are associated to some way with type 1&2 of Diabetes but with some other conditions. But the major root cause remains the conditions of type 1&2.

General Symptoms of Diabetes -

A person can have Diabetes but be totally unaware of it for a long time. The major cause for this situation is that the general symptoms of this disease seem harmless and are quite common. But the earlier this problem gets diagnosed the easier it becomes for having greater chances to avoid any sort of serious complications that Diabetes can lead to. Here is the complete list of 10 General Symptoms of Diabetes. Have a look -

1.      Recurrent Urination – If you are experiencing frequent and recurring urination or you are using toilet more than you used to do then be conscious. It can be early symptoms of severe problem – Diabetes. Actually when there is high level of glucose means sugar in the body, person urinate more oftenly. This is due to the reason that in Diabetes your insulin of body is ineffective and your kidneys are not able to filter down the glucose back to your blood and hence resulting in frequent urination.

2.      Inconsistent Thirst – This is another symptom that can ring the bell for you. If you are using toilet more than often and suddenly your thirst level is high then it’s time to be attentive and go for a check.

3.      Forceful Hunger – If with above two problems, you are also facing more than usual hunger then you need to go for check certainly. Raise in hunger level is result of your insulin not working adequately. Since your cells are not getting their share of energy your body will ask for more energy in form of food that results in rise in hunger level.

4.      Blurriness in Vision – When a person is having Diabetes, it can result to blurriness in his vision. It happens because his tissue is being pulled from his eye lenses resulting in eye’s inefficiency to focus. If not taken proper care, it can result to extended vision problem or even blindness.

5.      Weight Gain – Of course if you eating more than often you will be gaining weight which is another prominent symptom.

6.      Bruises and cuts don’t heal quickly or properly – The ability of body to heal its cuts or bruises get undermined if the sugar level of body is high.

7.      Itch skin & irritability – Itchy skin and irritability is also a symptom of high sugar level in body.

8.      High yeast or skin infection – When sugar level of body is high, body becomes more prone to yeast or skin infections. Women, especially suffer from vaginal & bladder infections.

9.      Sudden loss of weight – This is more common in people suffering from type 1 of diabetes. Since body is not making sufficient insulin, body seeks out for other sort if energy sources and hence starts breaking body’s fat resulting in sudden weight loss.

10.  Tingling or Numbness, especially in hands and feet – This is a very common sort of symptom in case of diabetes. Too much of sugar in body results in damaging of your nerves and hence resulting in numbness or tingling in your feet and hands.

How Diabetes is diagnosed?

Diabetes is characterized by persistent or recurrent hyperglycemia and is diagnosed by demonstrating any of the following tests -

• Plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/l (200 mg/dL) {2 hours after a 75 g oral glucose load as done in a Glucose Tolerance Test}
• Glycated hemoglobin (Hb A1C) ≥ 6.5%
• Fasting plasma glucose level ≥ 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl)
• Symptoms of hyperglycemia & casual plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/l (200 mg/dl)

Positive result in any of above measures diagnosis the diabetes successfully.