How Do You Know If You Have Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease which prevents insulin from being used properly in the body of an otherwise healthy adult or child. Insulin is a critical chemical in the body which helps turn sugar and starches into energy the human body can use. When a person has diabetes his or her body has a difficult time producing enough insulin. The symptoms of diabetes can be nearly unnoticeable at first.
Diabetes is a treatable disease, but without a proper diagnosis it can be deadly. There may be 7 million people or more in the United States who have diabetes but don't even know it. One of the first ways to be on the lookout for this disease is to know some of the more common symptoms:
Excessive Hunger and Thirst: Because diabetes affects how your body digests and handles food, you may actually feel more hungry after a big meal than before you began eating. Thirst may also be increased due to sugar building up in you body. Since your body won't be able to handle the sugar your kidneys will have to work overtime. The increased sugar will leave your body as urination, which may leave you dehydrated and wanting more to drink.
Increased Urination: Because your body working overtime to remove sugar from its system, you may find yourself urinating more. As your thirst increases you'll find yourself drinking more liquid, which only means you'll have to urinate sooner rather than later. Many adult bed wetters may really only have an undiagnosed case diabetes which can be treated.
Increased fatigue: There are a number of reasons you may feel unusually fatigued, but the extra work your body is spending just to process sugar may be one of them. Your body also is not able to get as much energy from sugar and starches, so it may feel as though you're always run down simply because you are!
Diabetes is a treatable but serious disease which can worsen if left undiagnosed and untreated. There are many subtle symptoms of diabetes, and this list is just a small sampling of what you may feel or experience if you have the disease. Talking to a qualified medical professional is always the best course of action if you are not feeling well.