Signs of Diabetes » Signs Symptoms of Diabetes http://signofdiabetes.org Best Information on Signs of Diabetes Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:20:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Do you know the warning signs of heart attack? Do you know the symptoms of diabetes? Why not? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/do-you-know-the-warning-signs-of-heart-attack-do-you-know-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-why-not http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/do-you-know-the-warning-signs-of-heart-attack-do-you-know-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-why-not#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:20:05 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/do-you-know-the-warning-signs-of-heart-attack-do-you-know-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-why-not


I do. And everyone else should, too. And while you’re at it, put in a plug for the symptoms of stroke, too, Pegasus90. Nice job. And nice question.

And by the way, check out the AHA.org website for the symptoms of heart attack and stroke and how to prevent them!!

]]> http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/do-you-know-the-warning-signs-of-heart-attack-do-you-know-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-why-not/feed 5 are my symptoms normal or signs of diabetes? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/are-my-symptoms-normal-or-signs-of-diabetes http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/are-my-symptoms-normal-or-signs-of-diabetes#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:59:15 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/are-my-symptoms-normal-or-signs-of-diabetes I’m 23 and as a child I grew up on soda pop, little debies, cool-ade, and sugar puffs. I literally never drank anything other than soda and chocolate mild when I was at school. when I was about 15 I finally stopped the madness and started a healthy diet but now if I’ve been working out hard or just haven’t eaten in a while I get really drained, weak, and light headed if I don’t eat something with sugar in it like an apple. Is this normal, shouldn’t my body be able to create its own sugar or whatever it needs? Is this an early sign of diabetes or normal?

thegoobm… !
No this is not a sign of diabetes
Some diabetes symptoms include:
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision
If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away.
and visit

http://www.reddiabetes.com

]]> http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/are-my-symptoms-normal-or-signs-of-diabetes/feed 6 what are some signs and symptoms that you might have diabetes? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-some-signs-and-symptoms-that-you-might-have-diabetes http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-some-signs-and-symptoms-that-you-might-have-diabetes#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:58:06 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-some-signs-and-symptoms-that-you-might-have-diabetes
Go to the American Diabetes Association website. It has all the latest information, reports, advice, and links to help you understand the disease. My dad has diabetes and this site has helped to better understand what’s happening to him; it also has recipes to help with diets.

http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

]]> http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-some-signs-and-symptoms-that-you-might-have-diabetes/feed 9 Signs and/or symptoms of diabetes? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/signs-andor-symptoms-of-diabetes http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/signs-andor-symptoms-of-diabetes#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:03 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/signs-andor-symptoms-of-diabetes I am 22 weeks pregnant I should be getting my diabetic check at my next visit if not then the one after that, but I am concerned that I may be a good candidate for it, its very..well I guess genetic, if I was 2 guess about 60-70 percent of the people on my side of the family have or well had (died from) diabetes, if I dont eat or drink something sugary every single day, I get extreme migraines like the intolerable cant get off the floor type of headaches, I am really scared that I have diabetes, I am not sure if thats a symptom or not but I am just wondering. Thanks a lot :)
my grandfather died from diabetes, but he had had it since in his teens, he died when he was I think 60 something, it traveled to his brain, he was kind of over weight though not sure if that matters. I am currently 125-ish pounds 5’7 and 24 years old, if that matters, I was skinny before I got pregnant if that matters either, I was 100 pounds.
oh and my doctor does know that diabetes runs in my family, he wrote it down and put a star next to it, thats why I think I may get tested at my next appt.
oh my next appt I will be 24 weeks, I am 22 weeks and 2 days as of right now, sorry for all the edits.

YOU PROBABLY ARE SUFFERING FROM GESTATIONAL DIABETES. Gestational diabetes is a temporary form (in most cases) of diabetes in which the body does not produce adequate amounts of insulin to deal with sugar during pregnancy. It may also be called glucose intolerance or carbohydrate intolerance. Signs and symptoms can include:

Sugar in urine (revealed in a test done in your doctor’s office)
Unusual thirst
Frequent urination
Fatigue
Nausea
Frequent infections of bladder, vagina and skin
Blurred vision

During your prenatal visit your doctor will give you a sweet liquid (sweet does not necessarily mean good!) to drink one hour before your blood is drawn. It may cause you to feel a bit nauseous. The results will indicate if you are producing enough insulin or not.

It is important that you watch for any continuing signs that you may still be diabetic after giving birth. These symptoms include:

Frequent urination
Persistent thirst
Increased sugar in blood or urine

Testing may be done a few months after the delivery to make sure your blood sugar levels have returned back to normal.

To know much more about diabetes visit

http://www.pregnancy-guidelines.com/gestational-diabetes.html

http://www.reddiabetes.com

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A doctor can help u not we

]]> http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/signs-and-symptoms-of-shock-in-diabetes-and-its-treatment/feed 7 What tests are used to diagnose diabetes? What are the signs and symptoms of diabetes? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-tests-are-used-to-diagnose-diabetes-what-are-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-diabetes http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-tests-are-used-to-diagnose-diabetes-what-are-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-diabetes#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:09:04 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-tests-are-used-to-diagnose-diabetes-what-are-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-diabetes
Diagnosis and treatment

Many people are unaware that they have diabetes. In the late 20th century, for example, it was estimated that more than 5 million of the 15.7 million American cases were undiagnosed. The disease is usually discovered when there are typical symptoms and a clearly high blood sugar level, as defined by a daytime level greater than 200 milligrams perdecilitre or a fasting level greater than 140 milligrams per decilitre. Occasionally a moredetailed oral glucose tolerance test is required for accurate diagnosis.

Before the isolation of insulin in the 1920s, most patients diedwithin a short time after onset. Untreated diabetes leads to ketoacidosis, the accumulation of ketones (products of fat breakdown) and acid in the blood. Continued buildup of the toxic products of disordered carbohydrate and fat metabolism result in nausea and vomiting, and eventually thepatient goes into a diabetic coma.

Treatment aimed at controlling diabetes is highly successful. All patients are put on restrictive diets designed to help them reach and maintain normal body weight and to limit their intake of sugars and fats. Frequently they are encouraged to exercise regularly, which enhances the movement of glucose into muscle cells and blunts the rise in blood glucose that follows carbohydrate ingestion. Diabetics who are unable to produce insulin in their bodies receive regular injections of the hormone, often customized according to their individual and variable requirements. In addition to conventional beef-pork insulin—which is the pancreatic extract of pigs and cattle—human insulin, based on recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology, became available for use in the 1980s.

Research into other areas of insulin delivery include pancreas transplantation and implantable mechanical insulin infusion systems. Medications in the form of oral hypoglycemic (blood-sugar-lowering) agents are also available.

The objective of all forms of treatment of diabetes is to keep the level of blood sugar within normal limits and thus reduce the complications, primarily cardiovascular, that account for most diabetes-related deaths. Other serious complications include a condition known as diabetic retinopathy (retinal changes that can lead to blindness), kidney disease, and frequent infection.

symptoms:
Insulin is a hormone secreted by beta cells, which are located within clusters of cells in the pancreas called the islets of Langerhans. Insulin’s role in thebody is to trigger cells to take up the carbohydrate glucose sothat the cells can use this energy-yielding sugar. Persons with diabetes are impaired in the ability to metabolize glucose, and as a result the levels of glucose in the blood increase (a condition called hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar). As glucose accumulates in the blood, excess levels of this sugar are excreted in the urine. Because of greater amounts of glucose in the urine, more water is excreted with it, causing an increase in urinary volume and frequency of urination as well as thirst. (The name diabetes mellitus refers to these symptoms: diabetes, from the Greek diabainein, meaning “to pass through,” describes the copious urination, and mellitus, from the Latin meaning “sweetened with honey,” refers to sugar in the urine.) Other symptoms of diabetes include itching, hunger, weight loss, and weakness.

]]> http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-tests-are-used-to-diagnose-diabetes-what-are-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-diabetes/feed 8 what are the symptoms of diabetes and what are the warning signs you should be ready to spot? http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-and-what-are-the-warning-signs-you-should-be-ready-to-spot http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-and-what-are-the-warning-signs-you-should-be-ready-to-spot#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:25:04 +0000 admin http://signofdiabetes.org/signs-symptoms-of-diabetes/what-are-the-symptoms-of-diabetes-and-what-are-the-warning-signs-you-should-be-ready-to-spot plus if i eat regular takeouts, am i increasing my risk of getting diabetes?

Eating greasy foods does not cause diabetes. You cannot give yourself diabetes by eating too much sugar or eating junk foods. These foods are not good for you because they are empty calories and will cause weight gain and increase your cholesterol.

Symptoms of diabetes include thirst, frequent urination with frothy, fruity smelling urine, blurry vision, fatigue, sometimes weight loss. You may have bouts of low blood sugar, where you feel ravenously hungry.

If you suspect diabetes, have a fasting blood test done. The sooner you get on medication, the better. You will also feel better and have more energy with your sugars under control.

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Gluclose toralence test is used to determine if you have diabetes and and at what level.

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless.

Some diabetes symptoms include:

Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision
Although doctors and patients alike tend to group all patients with diabetes together, the truth is that there are two different types of diabetes which are similar in their elevated blood sugar, but different in many other ways. Throughout the remainder of these web pages we will be referring to the different types of diabetes when appropriate, but when the topic pertains to both types of diabetes we will use the general term "diabetes".

Diabetes is correctly divided into two major subgroups: Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. This division is based upon whether the blood sugar problem is caused by insulin deficiency (Type 1) or insulin resistance (Type 2). Insulin deficiency means there is not enough insulin being made by the pancreas due to a malfunction of their insulin producing cells. Insulin resistance occurs when there is plenty of insulin made by the pancreas (it is functioning normally and making plenty of insulin) but the cells of the body are resistant to it’s action which results in the blood sugar being too high.

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Oh, I know exactly what you are going though since I was diagnosed as pre diabetic before I got full on diabetes. When I was pre diabetic I found myself being very thirsty, an increase in the amount of times i used the facilities and headaches when I had high blood sugar levels. So yes it is safe to say you will experience some of the signs and symptoms of diabetes and if you don’t take care of yourself, they will only get worse on the road to developing full on diabetes. Good Luck and do what you can now to prevent it!

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Oh, I know exactly what you are going though since I was diagnosed as pre diabetic before I got full on diabetes. When I was pre diabetic I found myself being very thirsty, an increase in the amount of times i used the facilities and headaches when I had high blood sugar levels. So yes it is safe to say you will experience some of the signs and symptoms of diabetes and if you don’t take care of yourself, they will only get worse on the road to developing full on diabetes. Good Luck and do what you can now to prevent it!

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