Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetes is a disease caused when the body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use the insulin it makes. As a result, glucose builds up in the bloodstream. if left untreared, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney disease, nerve disease, heart disease, and stroke.

There are two types of diabetes mellitus:

Type 1 Diabetes: Known as insulin dependant diabetes mellitus. it is also known as juvenile diabetes and childhood onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is due to a deficiency or failure of the pancreas to secrete insulin. It occurs when the pancrease fails to produce adequate insulin, the hormone used by the body to make blood sugar (glucose) available to cells.

Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes:

• Excessive urination
• Blurred vision
• Fatigue
• Weight loss
• Constant thirst and hunger
• recurrent skin infections
• High levels of glucose in the blood and urine
• Elevated blood-sugar levels and sugar in the urine.

Type 2 Diabetes: It is the most common form of diabetes. It is also known as adult-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus or maturity-onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is progressive disease that can cause significant, severe complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, blindness and loss of limbs through amputation.

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes:

• Frequent urination
• Blurred vision
• Increased hunger
• Increased thirst
• Poor wound healing
• Prolonged and unexplained fatigue
• Numbness or burning sensations in the legs or feet
• Gynecological fungal infections in women
• Sexual impotense in men

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