Diabetes Symptoms

By on August 7, 2009

While people have a tendency to ignore some symptoms that

they may be feeling, that should not be done with diabetes

symptoms. These symptoms could lead to blindness,

amputation of limbs, coma or even death.


Symptoms of type 1 diabetes often come on suddenly and are

severely dramatic. The extra stress of diabetes can lead to

something called diabetic ketoacidosis.

Symptoms of ketoacidosis may include nausea and vomiting,

which may also lead to dehydration and serious problems

with the blood levels of potassium. This could lead to a

diabetic coma and ultimately death.

Other symptoms of diabetes may include extreme fatigue. We

all get tired at times, but diabetes triggers a more severe

fatigue than normal.

People with diabetes also experience unexplained weight

loss. This is because they are unable to process many of

the calories they consume. Losing sugar and water in the

urine also contributes to the weight loss.

Extreme thirst is another symptom of diabetes. Diabetes

develops high blood sugar levels and the body tries to

compensate by diluting the blood, which translates to our

brain that we are thirsty.

With this is also excessive urination. It is another way

our bodies have of getting rid of the extra sugar in our

system. But this can also lead to dehydration.

Poor wound healing is one of the hardest symptoms to deal

with. When the carrier has diabetes, wounds heal slowly, if at all .

This along with infections that are not easily remedied can attribute

to ulcers and loss of limbs.

It is important to see a doctor if such diabetes symptoms appear.

There are now alternative diabetes healing possibilities also with

more people becoming disgruntlled over how drugs are more about

controlling diabetes or lliving with diabetes rather than beating diabetes.

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