My friend might have diabetes?!
Question: My friend might have diabetes!?
He drinks alot!.!.!.water and stuff and is always thirsty does this mean he may be diabetic!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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The classical triad of diabetes symptoms is polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia, which are, respectively, frequent urination, increased thirst and consequent increased fluid intake, and increased appetite!. Symptoms may develop quite rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, particularly in children!. However, in type 2 diabetes symptoms usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or completely absent!. Type 1 diabetes may also cause a rapid yet significant weight loss (despite normal or even increased eating) and irreducible fatigue!. All of these symptoms except weight loss can also manifest in type 2 diabetes in patients whose diabetes is poorly controlled!.
When the glucose concentration in the blood is raised beyond its renal threshold, reabsorption of glucose in the proximal renal tubuli is incomplete, and part of the glucose remains in the urine (glycosuria)!. This increases the osmotic pressure of the urine and inhibits reabsorption of water by the kidney, resulting in increased urine production (polyuria) and increased fluid loss!. Lost blood volume will be replaced osmotically from water held in body cells and other body compartments, causing dehydration and increased thirst!.
Prolonged high blood glucose causes glucose absorption, which leads to changes in the shape of the lenses of the eyes, resulting in vision changes; sustained sensible glucose control usually returns the lens to its original shape!. Blurred vision is a common complaint leading to a diabetes diagnosis; type 1 should always be suspected in cases of rapid vision change, whereas with type 2 change is generally more gradual, but should still be suspected!.
Patients (usually with type 1 diabetes) may also initially present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), an extreme state of metabolic dysregulation characterized by the smell of acetone on the patient's breath; a rapid, deep breathing known as Kussmaul breathing; polyuria; nausea; vomiting and abdominal pain; and any of many altered states of consciousness or arousal (such as hostility and mania or, equally, confusion and lethargy)!. In severe DKA, coma may follow, progressing to death!. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a medical emergency and requires immediate hospitalization!.
A rarer but equally severe possibility is hyperosmolar nonketotic state, which is more common in type 2 diabetes and is mainly the result of dehydration due to loss of body water!. Often, the patient has been drinking extreme amounts of sugar-containing drinks, leading to a vicious circle in regard to the water loss!.
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by recurrent or persistent hyperglycemia, and is diagnosed by demonstrating any one of the following:[4]
fasting plasma glucose level at or above 126 mg/dL (7!.0 mmol/l)!.
plasma glucose at or above 200 mg/dL (11!.1 mmol/l) two hours after a 75 g oral glucose load as in a glucose tolerance test!.
random plasma glucose at or above 200 mg/dL (11!.1 mmol/l)!.
A positive result, in the absence of clinical symptoms of diabetes, should be confirmed by another of the above-listed methods on a different day!. Most physicians prefer to measure a fasting glucose level because of the ease of measurement and the considerable time commitment of formal glucose tolerance testing, which takes two hours to complete!. According to the current definition, two fasting glucose measurements above 126 mg/dL (7!.0 mmol/l) is considered diagnostic for diabetes mellitus!.
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When the glucose concentration in the blood is raised beyond its renal threshold, reabsorption of glucose in the proximal renal tubuli is incomplete, and part of the glucose remains in the urine (glycosuria)!. This increases the osmotic pressure of the urine and inhibits reabsorption of water by the kidney, resulting in increased urine production (polyuria) and increased fluid loss!. Lost blood volume will be replaced osmotically from water held in body cells and other body compartments, causing dehydration and increased thirst!.
Prolonged high blood glucose causes glucose absorption, which leads to changes in the shape of the lenses of the eyes, resulting in vision changes; sustained sensible glucose control usually returns the lens to its original shape!. Blurred vision is a common complaint leading to a diabetes diagnosis; type 1 should always be suspected in cases of rapid vision change, whereas with type 2 change is generally more gradual, but should still be suspected!.
Patients (usually with type 1 diabetes) may also initially present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), an extreme state of metabolic dysregulation characterized by the smell of acetone on the patient's breath; a rapid, deep breathing known as Kussmaul breathing; polyuria; nausea; vomiting and abdominal pain; and any of many altered states of consciousness or arousal (such as hostility and mania or, equally, confusion and lethargy)!. In severe DKA, coma may follow, progressing to death!. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a medical emergency and requires immediate hospitalization!.
A rarer but equally severe possibility is hyperosmolar nonketotic state, which is more common in type 2 diabetes and is mainly the result of dehydration due to loss of body water!. Often, the patient has been drinking extreme amounts of sugar-containing drinks, leading to a vicious circle in regard to the water loss!.
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by recurrent or persistent hyperglycemia, and is diagnosed by demonstrating any one of the following:[4]
fasting plasma glucose level at or above 126 mg/dL (7!.0 mmol/l)!.
plasma glucose at or above 200 mg/dL (11!.1 mmol/l) two hours after a 75 g oral glucose load as in a glucose tolerance test!.
random plasma glucose at or above 200 mg/dL (11!.1 mmol/l)!.
A positive result, in the absence of clinical symptoms of diabetes, should be confirmed by another of the above-listed methods on a different day!. Most physicians prefer to measure a fasting glucose level because of the ease of measurement and the considerable time commitment of formal glucose tolerance testing, which takes two hours to complete!. According to the current definition, two fasting glucose measurements above 126 mg/dL (7!.0 mmol/l) is considered diagnostic for diabetes mellitus!.
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Could be!. Excessive thirst (and frequent urination,feeling tired and changes in weight) is a sign of diabetes!. The only way to know for sure is to get tested!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
He needs to check his blood sugar!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
possibly!. is he allergic to doctors or something!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
all he has to do is get a meter and get tested!. i did!.!. my blood sugar is usually around 110 :DWww@Answer-Health@Com