Signs and symptoms of diabetes

Nobody should suffer alone, be it under whatever circumstances. Diabetes is a severe metabolic disorder that is usually signified by an excessive urge for urination and a constant feeling of thirst. Diabetes is a disorder that has been around for as long as we can remember. Most of us either know someone who has diabetes or someone who has been affected by diabetes. Diabetes can be monitored and controlled especially if this is done in the early stages. The only way that this can be done however is through early recognition, which means you or the ones around you must be very observant so as to realize that someone's behavior pattern has significantly been altered, especially when it comes to passage of urine or an incessant urge to drink water.

There are some symptoms that should be closely monitored in an individual, which might lead to recommending them to seek specialist diabetic treatment. Though some of the symptoms are profound, some may be seen at the latter stages of the disorder. Generally both of the two types of diabetes, will have in common an excessive urge to quench your thirst, an increased rate of urination, some level of weakness to the body, a given degree of weight loss, and blurred vision, which if not treated may result in total loss of sight.

It is important to deal with the symptoms as soon as they are discovered, since any delay will usually allow the disorder to propagate itself, and if this goes on for a long time, there could be severe implications, most common of which include failure of the kidneys, blindness, skin infections, which are usually dangerous like gangrene, diabetic neuropathy, heart diseases, stroke and birth defects for the mothers who are still on the family way.

One of the worst nightmares that most of us face today is that we may be having Type 2 diabetes, but live our lives oblivious to that fact. This is so because this type of diabetes can usually go unnoticed for a very long time period. Whenever you realize that you have been losing weight constantly, without ever making an effort in that context, be sure to contact your doctor, since chances are that you are experiencing diabetic symptoms, and you could really use some professional assistance. One of the other symptoms to look out for is neuropathy. This is the tendency of the hands legs or feet to start becoming numb. You tend to lose nervous sensation along the edges of the said body parts.

One must also remember that it is at the nervous endings of these parts that the sensations of the body are usually highest, so naturally, you should feel anything around them. Some other symptoms that need to be watched out for include dried up skin, or itchy skin. If your cuts and bruises take a longer time to heal than normal, then you have a reason to fret. Being watchful of these symptoms is one of the best ways of enhancing the success rate of early detection.