Diabetes Symptoms in Women

By >> Jacky Smith

There is no reason to get scared if you have been diagnosed with diabetes. Especially, women are termed as' weak and scary' by the society. Whereas, I believe women are much stronger and sensible mentally. Even though, a diabetic life is bit difficult to maintain, it is overall a good life. We just need to have patience and get our treatment started as soon as possible. And all this is not possible unless we do not get proper diagnoses of our problem.

If diabetes is diagnosed at early stage, we can definitely avoid the severe intensity of diabetes. Due to the hectic lifestyle, diabetes has become a common illness in the modern world.

Signs And Symptoms of Diabetes - Beware - There May Not Be Any!

By >> Dr Maureen Clement

Every week I diagnose people with diabetes who have likely had it for 5 years or more and yet had no idea what was happening to them! They may already have complications like eye disease or nerve damage from high sugars but are always surprised that they did not notice any symptoms. Typically, people hear that the signs of diabetes are feeling thirsty and going to the bathroom a lot. This certainly can be true but people will only experience this if the sugars are high enough for the kidneys to spill sugar into the urine. Blood sugar levels can be high enough to cause damage to the body, yet low enough that the individual has no symptoms at all in the range of 8-15 mmol/L

Diabetes Symptoms: The Various Kinds of Symptoms to Deal With

By >> jassicakainth

Diagnosing diabetes symptoms can be difficult in identifying at first, as manifestation of the disease is gradual. Sometimes, because symptoms can also be common to other illnesses, the real illness may be overlooked. Diabetes symptoms may vary, the list may go on and on but not everybody (diabetes patients) has them. There are even some cases that no symptoms may show on some patients.

Diabetes occurs when the body’s ability to react to insulin gets affected. The insulin is your body hormone that allows your blood sugar (glucose) to enter body cells. When too much glucose enters the blood, this leads to the elevated amount of blood glucose, which it can cause glucose spillage towards the urine. This is the primary reason why one of the most classic diabetes symptoms, frequent urination, plagues the patient.

Because elevated glucose level is beyond normal, your body cells are energy-starved and consequently leading to the damage in your nerves, kidneys, eyes, blood vessels and your heart. The increased amount of glucose appears when the sugar of your body falls too low. It then increases production of sugar. This process starts when the pancreas releases the hormone called glucagons. The stored glycogen will be converted back into the glucose by your liver and muscles.

How are diabetes symptoms diagnosed?

Diagnosing diabetes patients may vary, and is based according to the duration and range of the high blood sugar levels. Patients with type 2 diabetes are often diagnosed relatively slowly as compared to people with type 1 diabetes, to which it may take only after weeks or some months. Symptoms may also progress slowly and mildly.