Thirst is one of the common diabetes early signs. The extra glucose present in the blood absorbs the moisture in the cells triggering dehydration symptoms in the body. The brain gets the thirst signal and you feel thirsty and drink water. The result is frequent urination because although you are drinking more water it is not absorbed by the cells in your body. The extra glucose present in your blood moves the excess water through the blood stream to your kidneys and and your bladder gets full frequently.
Another one of the common diabetes early signs is fatigue. Because of shortage of insulin in your blood the glucose cannot be broken down properly and your cells, especially the muscle cells, don't get adequate energy for their needs. This and the frequent necessity to go to the bathroom that disturbs your sleep lead to fatigue.
Other Diabetes Early Signs
Some of the other diabetes early signs are flu like symptoms such as muscle aches, pains, headaches, etc. Throughout the body the dehydrated cells are starved of nourishment although the blood is full of unmetabolized glucose and this makes the pancreas, liver and brain sluggish resulting in the flu like symptoms. The headaches, pains and muscle aches disturb your sleep even further resulting in further fatigue and it becomes a vicious circle. In interesting fact is that some of the diabetes early symptoms are similar to fibromyalgia and if you are going to get yourself treated for fibromyalgia get yourself tested for diabetes as well.
Unfortunately the diabetes early signs go completely unnoticed. This is not surprising because they are minor and commonplace symptoms. That is why they are ignored and not thought of being related to diabetes at all. Type II diabetes or adult onset diabetes comes on very gradually and it is easy to miss the early signs. However it is very important that you should get yourself tested for it as early as possible so that many of the consequent health problems can be avoided and it can be controlled from the very beginning. On being tested positive consult a medical practitioner for the right treatment and dietary advice.
Vision impairment is another diabetes early signs that can cause a lot of distress and confusion. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can harm a person's vision on various levels. However, the most common complication associated with diabetes is retinopathy.
The diabetes early signs associated with vision are few in case of diabetic retinopathy. Therefore it is very important to get a dilated eye examination done every year so that diabetic retinopathy can be detected early. The earliest signs of diabetic retinopathy are seen when there are structural changes in the cappilaries which impede the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the retina. Due to the short supply of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues there is damage to the retina.
The diabetes early signs associated with vision are few in case of diabetic retinopathy. Therefore it is very important to get a dilated eye examination done every year so that diabetic retinopathy can be detected early. The earliest signs of diabetic retinopathy are seen when there are structural changes in the cappilaries which impede the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the retina. Due to the short supply of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues there is damage to the retina.
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