Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention and early Diagnosis
Everything To Know About Diabetes
Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention and early Diagnosis
Hello dear readers, this is my first blog that is about Diabetes Mellitus. Let's See........
Diabetes:
Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
The hormone insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be stored or used for energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it does make.
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| Digital Glucometer Meter |
Diabetes Ketones:
Blood sugar that's either too high or too low for too long may cause various serious conditions, all of which can lead to a diabetic coma. Diabetic ketoacidosis. If your muscle cells become starved for energy, your body may respond by breaking down fat stores. This process forms toxic acids known as ketones. |
| Test your Blood for Ketones |
Gestational diabetes:
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during pregnancy and usually disappears after giving birth. It can happen at any stage of pregnancy, but is more common in the second or third trimester.
It happens when your body cannot produce enough insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels to meet your extra needs in pregnancy.
Gestational diabetes can cause problems for you and your baby during pregnancy and after birth.It looks enough dangerous at this stage, But the risks can be reduced if the condition is detected early and well diagnosed.
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Gestational diabetes |
Hyperglycemia:
Hyperglycemia refers to high levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood. It occurs when the body does not produce or use enough insulin, which is a hormone that absorbs glucose into cells for use as energy. High blood sugar is a leading indicator of diabetes.
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| Glucose Condition in Hyperglycemia |
Hypoglycemia:
Hypoglycemia refers to low levels of sugar or glucose in the blood (a lack of glucose ) .Hypoglycemia occurs 95% in alcoholics patients. Alcohol directly relates to the Hypoglycemia. Symptoms include lethargy, dizziness, chill, shivering of hands, clumsiness, in-coordination and trembling.
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Glucose Condition in Hypoglycemia |
Causes:
Followings are the causes of diabetes:- Unhealthy food and excessive trans fats increase the cholesterol level in blood and high cholesterol level is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
- Genes activity
- Family history
- Inactivity (You must be active to finish the risk of diabetes)
- Age
- Overeating
- Hypertension
- Accidentally organ damaging
Signs:
- Unexplained weight loss
- Very dry skin
- Sudden vision changes
- Excessive hunger
- Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
- Unexplained weight loss
- Feeling very tired much of the time
Symptoms Of Diabetes:
Followings are the symptoms of Diabetes.....
The general symptoms of Diabetes include:
- sore that don't heal
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| Foot Ulcer |
- Blurry Vision
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| Blurry Vision |
- frequent urination
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| frequent urination |
- increased hunger
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Excessive hunger |
- Extreme fatigue
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Extreme fatigue |
- weight loss
- increased thirst
- nausea
- Dehydration
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- Frequent infections, such as skin infections and vaginal infections
- Vaginal infection in women
- yeast infections in both women and men are common
- Irritability
To be tight on everything
and so more......
Investigations - Blood Tests: (Glucose Ranges In Blood)
Ranges Reference:
American Diabetes Associations (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes-2017
Glucose Fasting:
Blood sample will be taken after at least 08 hours hours of food eating (Nothing to eat or drink except water).
Low: < 59 mg/dl
Normal: 60-100 .99 mg/dl
High: >100.99 mg/dl
Low: < 59 mg/dl
Normal: 60-100 .99 mg/dl
High: >100.99 mg/dl
Glucose Random:
Details:
Blood sample will be taken after 2 to 3 hours of food eating or randomly.The ranges of Blood Glucose Random (BSR) are approximately.....
Normal: 80-140 mg/dl
Pre-diabetic: 140-200 mg/dl
Diabetic: ≥ 200 mg/dl
