Symptoms of Diabetes: Three Lessons Learned from a Lifelong Diabetic

 

A lot of of the symptoms of diabetes Type One and Two are alike. Urination becomes more frequent with the increased production of glucose in the blood. Another of the symptoms of diabetes is unquenchable thirst: it feels like you can’t get enough water and you’re drinking much more than usual, especially if it seems to go hand in hand with frequent urination. So do you want to learn the secret of keeping your diabetes symptoms under control?

 

 

Besides excessive thirst and urination, symptoms of diabetes include excessive eating, poor wound healing, infections, altered mental status and blurry vision. Make a date to see a healthcare provider as soon as possible if you or someone you know is exhibiting these symptoms. If a patient is known to have diabetes, call a healthcare provider if: when tested, the patient’s blood sugar levels are always high or often low, or if the patient has a wound to the leg or foot, no matter how minor.

 

 

Knowing your blood sugar levels lets you modify your diabetes management plan if your levels aren’t near your target. Regular testing can also help reduce your risk of long-term complications. The traditional method of testing your blood sugar involves piercing your finger with a lancet, putting a drop of blood on a test strip and then placing the strip into a meter that shows your blood sugar level.

 

Type Two diabetes mellitus is not usually diagnosed until health complications have occurred. That is why it’s so important to look the symptoms of diabetes listed above, as well as itching of the skin, frequent yeast infections, recent weight gain, velvety dark skin changes of the neck, armpit and groin, numbness and tingling of the hands and feet, decreased vision, or impotence.