High Blood Sugar Symptoms: 5 Warning Signs Of Diabetes

By >> Jaye Marno

There are five symptoms generally associated with high blood sugar, as well as a few other warning signs you should be aware of.

1. Are you thirsty all the time?

Increased thirst is one of the classic high blood sugar symptoms. There\'s a reason for this. Your body is trying to wash the excess blood sugar -- also called 'blood glucose' -- out of your system. Your body needs more fluids to wash the glucose out, so you become thirsty and drink more.

2. Do you make more visits to the restroom?

Another classic symptom is having to urinate almost as frequently as you get something to drink. This only makes sense, since you\'re taking so much fluid in. But remember your body is also trying to wash the blood sugar out -- and the fastest way out is to urinate.

Diabetes and Stress Connection

By >> Sarfraz Zaidi

Stress-Diabetes Connection- Is there any and what is the mechanism? While there are several factors that contribute to the development of diabetes, stress is an important one. 

Type 2 Diabetes

About 95% of diabetics suffer from Type 2 diabetes, which occurs due to a process in the body called insulin resistance. Stress is a major cause for insulin resistance. Obesity is another important culprit for insulin resistance. Stress Eating is the main underlying cause for obesity. In this way, stress significantly contributes to a person's obesity and risk for developing diabetes.

Insulin resistance is a process in the body which causes insulin, a chemical in your body, to be less effective in keeping your blood sugar normal. Consequently, your body produces more insulin in order to keep your blood sugar normal. This compensatory increase in the amount of insulin may control your blood sugar for a while, but it's harmful for the rest of the body. Large amounts of insulin can raise your blood pressure and increase your risk for cancer. Insulin resistance also increases your risk for heart attacks and strokes.

After many years of escalating insulin resistance, eventually your insulin producing cells in the pancreas get exhausted and cannot churn out the huge amounts of insulin. At this point, your blood sugar starts to rise and you end up being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes

Type I diabetes is the other type of diabetes. It is much less common, accounting for about 5% of diabetics.