Diabetes can be a very disabling illness with a chronic nature. It can affect your heart kidney, and eyes. One of the signs and symptoms of the diabetes mellitus disease is a feeling of exhaustion. People with diabetes often claim how tired they always seem to be.
The signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus call for treatment. A stricter diet is usually part of the answer to controlling your diabetes.
Insulin, a hormone released from the pancreas, controls the degree of sugar in the blood. While someone is eating or drinking, food is broken down into materials, including sugar that the body needs as a fuel. Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to make insulin. This allows sugar to move from the blood into the cells. Once within the cells, sugar is converted to energy. This energy can be used at once or stored for later usage.
If the body does not create enough insulin to move the sugar into the cells, the resulting high levels of sugar in the blood and the unfit amount of sugar in the cells together produce the sign and symptoms of diabetes mellitus. Or high blood sugar levels.
Some or all of these signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus are as follows:
* Your abdomen size is over 102 centimeters or 40 inches for a man. For women it’s 88 centimeters or 34.5 inches.
* You do not exercise more than half an hour daily (walking, cycling, swimming, and gardening.)
* You are using medicine for high blood pressure.
* In the past you have been diagnosed at least once for a high blood sugar level; for instance during a pregnancy or illness.
* Diabetes type 1 ("juvenile diabetes") or type 2 ("adult onset diabetes") occurs in your family.
It is very important if you have any questions or any concerns about your own health issues or the health of your loved ones to get together with a physician. After they have viewed your signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus you can make an intelligent decision on what is your best course of action.
Do not treat this lightly. Get yourself checked out if you display any of the signs or symptom of diabetes mellitus.
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About the Author:
Aron Wallad has been a diabetic for about two years. He is working with Patrick Lecky, The Diabetic Warrior, to get the word out about defeating this disease. If you would like to learn more about conquering diabetes with food, then go grab your free MP3.
Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus
