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Just read and learned something. Just want to share it in the way that I understand it. So here goes...
To understand the symptoms of diabetes, we need to know a bit about the way our bodies normally handle glucose. A hormone called insulin controls the level of glucose in our blood. A hormone is just a chemical that travels through the bloodstream to another part of the body to do its work; eg. insulin works like a key to open a cell so that glucose can enter to provide energy to our bodies. Insulin is also known as the builder hormone because it helps muscle to form. In addition to that, it helps storage of glucose in glycogen form for use as fuel later. Basically, we can’t survive for long without insulin.
So without insulin, or if our insulin is not working effectively in our bodies, glucose starts to rise in our blood; it can’t go into the muscles so it stays in the blood. When it is above 180mg/dl, glucose begins to spill into the urine and make it sweet. This loss of glucose into the urine leads to many short-term complications.
Here a the most common early symptoms of diabetes. If you have one or more of these symptoms, you should get tested.
Extreme hunger: Because glucose is not delivered into the muscle cells, a feeling of hunger develops despite all the glucose that is floating in the bloodstream. It is more popularly known as “starvation in the midst in the midst plenty.
Blurry vision: Because the glucose level shift to higher, the lens of our eyes swells due to water intake. The causes blurry vision because the eye lens can’t adjust soon enough to correct the change in focus due to swelling.
Frequent urination and thirst: The glucose in the urine draws more water out of our blood and more urine in the bladder causes frequent urination. As a result, we feel thirsty and drink more frequently - and start the process all over again.
Weight loss: it occurs among some people with diabetes due to the lack of insulin in their bodies. Without insulin, the body starts to breakdown - muscle tissues and fat tissues into glucose and small fat particles, respectively - and pass out of our bodies in the urine. This breakdown causes weight loss.
Fatigue: Without insulin or sufficient insulin, glucose cannot enter cells to fuel them to produce energy. This lack of energy causes us to feel tired and fatigued.
Just read and learned something. Just want to share it in the way that I understand it. So here goes...
To understand the symptoms of diabetes, we need to know a bit about the way our bodies normally handle glucose. A hormone called insulin controls the level of glucose in our blood. A hormone is just a chemical that travels through the bloodstream to another part of the body to do its work; eg. insulin works like a key to open a cell so that glucose can enter to provide energy to our bodies. Insulin is also known as the builder hormone because it helps muscle to form. In addition to that, it helps storage of glucose in glycogen form for use as fuel later. Basically, we can’t survive for long without insulin.
So without insulin, or if our insulin is not working effectively in our bodies, glucose starts to rise in our blood; it can’t go into the muscles so it stays in the blood. When it is above 180mg/dl, glucose begins to spill into the urine and make it sweet. This loss of glucose into the urine leads to many short-term complications.
Here a the most common early symptoms of diabetes. If you have one or more of these symptoms, you should get tested.
Extreme hunger: Because glucose is not delivered into the muscle cells, a feeling of hunger develops despite all the glucose that is floating in the bloodstream. It is more popularly known as “starvation in the midst in the midst plenty.
Blurry vision: Because the glucose level shift to higher, the lens of our eyes swells due to water intake. The causes blurry vision because the eye lens can’t adjust soon enough to correct the change in focus due to swelling.
Frequent urination and thirst: The glucose in the urine draws more water out of our blood and more urine in the bladder causes frequent urination. As a result, we feel thirsty and drink more frequently - and start the process all over again.
Weight loss: it occurs among some people with diabetes due to the lack of insulin in their bodies. Without insulin, the body starts to breakdown - muscle tissues and fat tissues into glucose and small fat particles, respectively - and pass out of our bodies in the urine. This breakdown causes weight loss.
Fatigue: Without insulin or sufficient insulin, glucose cannot enter cells to fuel them to produce energy. This lack of energy causes us to feel tired and fatigued.