How Do I Know Whether I Have Diabetes
Diabetes is a silent killer. You never know what is happening in your body until you have reached critical point where your body starts to give you signals of diabetes. As a result, you will develop serious symptoms for diabetes.
Definitely early detection of diabetes is the best way to avoid its complication. The standard tests for diabetes are the Fasting Plasma Glucose Test and the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.
Besides, take note of the signs and symptoms of diabetes. Ask yourself these questions, are you visiting the bathroom much more lately? Does it seem like you urinate all day long? Urination becomes more frequent when there is too much glucose in the blood.
Another sign for diabetes is that you feel like can’t get enogh water and you’re drinking much more than usual. Due to the high concentration of glucose in the blood, your body is pulling extra water out of your blood and you are running to the washroom more, you will become dehydrated and feel the need to drink more to replace the water that you are losing.
Glucose from the food we eat travels into the bloodstream where your pancreas produces insulin to help in transition of the glucose into the cells of your body. The cells use it to produce the energy we need to live. In diabetes cases, the glucose stays outside the cells in the bloodstream. The cells cannot get the energy and you feel tired and run down.
When glucose gather in the bloodstream, it will blocks the micro nerves in the body especially micro nerves at retina, nerves ending and nerves in renal. As the results, your may feel tingling or numbness in your hands, legs or feet.
Know these signs and symptoms of diabetes is important in the early detection of diabetes cases. Remember, diabetes is better to be treated earlier before it becoming worse and spoilt your health.
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