Diabetes is a chronic disease and has many dangerous side effects. Diabetes is a life threatening disease too. Some of the consequences of diabetes are blindness, organ damage, damage of the circulatory system which can lead to amputation of the body parts such as toes and feet, for some of them it may end up in losing legs and so on.
Type 2 diabetes is more common among adults so it is known as adult onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is mainly due to high levels of sugar in the blood. When there is high levels of sugar it is thrown out through urine. The increased glucose is also due to high intake of simple carbohydrates.
Major Diabetes Symptoms
Some of the major diabetes symptoms which make it easier to recognize the disease are:
Frequent urination: This is due to high level of the glucose in the blood. The insulin production is low or stopped due to the kidneys are not able to filter the sugar back to the blood. The kidneys here try to get more water from the blood to dilute the glucose which keeps the bladder full and makes frequent urination.
Increased thirst: As there is excessive glucose in the blood. The body tries to get rid of it by taking water from the internal system and a person feels thirsty even after drinking a lot of water and most of the times the thirst is unquenchable.
Numbness in feet: There is numbness or tingling sensation in the hands and the feet, which is due to the damage in the nervous structure of the human body. This is commonly known as neuropathy. Type 2 diabetes develop slowly to a person and most of the times a person is unaware of the disease.
Fatigue: The function of the insulin is to act as key and allow glucose to pass into the cells of the body where it is stored as energy. Insulin is hormone secreted by the pancreas.
Pancreas consists of group of cells which are collectively known as islet of langerhans. Among which beta cells are responsible for secretion of insulin. So when there is no insulin in the body, the glucose doesn't come in contact with the cells and stays in the blood, so the cells are starved which makes weakness.
Blurred vision, itchy skin and recurrent infections and poor wound healing indicates something is wrong and are the among the common symptoms of diabetes.
