Diabetes??!
Question: I am wondering
what are the symptoms of diabetes? (like the kind you develop, not the kind you are born with)
How would one find out if they had it? a blood test from the doctor? please help me.
thank you.
Answers: I am wondering
what are the symptoms of diabetes? (like the kind you develop, not the kind you are born with)
How would one find out if they had it? a blood test from the doctor? please help me.
thank you.
Some of the symptoms of diabetes (other names for it are high blood sugar and hyperglycemia) are extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, blurred vision, drowsiness, and nausea.
The only way you can really tell is to have a blood test done.
I have type1, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, I found out I had it at 18. Symptoms are the basically the same for both Type 1 and Type 2. As far as finding out if you are a diabetic, you will need to have you blood sugar tested. A fasting blood sugar will let the doctors know, you may be asked to do this test a couple of times, to compare test results.
The best place to start learning about diabetes is the - American Diabetes Association you can visit them at: www.diabetes.org I recommend checking it out.
Well wishes,
Isie
is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and inappropriately high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) resulting from either low levels of the hormone insulin or from abnormal resistance to insulin's effects coupled with inadequate levels of insulin secretion to compensate.The characteristic symptoms are excessive urine production (polyuria), excessive thirst and increased fluid intake (polydipsia), and blurred vision; these symptoms are likely absent if the blood sugar is only mildly elevated.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Main article: Diabetes mellitus type 1
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, leading to a deficiency of insulin. The main cause of this beta cell loss is a T-cell mediated autoimmune attack.[4] There is no known preventative measure that can be taken against type 1 diabetes, which comprises up to 10% of diabetes mellitus cases in North America and Europe (though this varies by geographical location). Most affected people are otherwise healthy and of a healthy weight when onset occurs. Sensitivity and responsiveness to insulin are usually normal, especially in the early stages. Type 1 diabetes can affect children or adults but was traditionally termed "juvenile diabetes" because it represents a majority of cases of diabetes affecting children.
The principal treatment of type 1 diabetes, even from the earliest stages, is replacement of insulin combined with careful monitoring of blood glucose levels using blood testing monitors. Without insulin, diabetic ketoacidosis can develop and may result in coma or death. Emphasis is also placed on lifestyle adjustments (diet and exercise) though these cannot reverse the loss. Apart from the common subcutaneous injections, it is also possible to deliver insulin by a pump, which allows continuous infusion of insulin 24 hours a day at preset levels, and the ability to program doses (a bolus) of insulin as needed at meal times. An inhaled form of insulin, Exubera, was approved by the FDA in January 2006.[8]
Type 1 treatment must be continued indefinitely. Treatment does not impair normal activities, if sufficient awareness, appropriate care, and discipline in testing and medication is taken. The average glucose level for the type 1 patient should be as close to normal (80