WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES?

Everyone has heard of diabetes, and for good reason, this disease is increasingly common. However,symptoms may indicate a diabetes are largely unknown.

Diabetes and glucose

The diabetes is a disorder of glucose metabolism, the basic element that provides energy to the body. It is due to defective production of insulin by the pancreas or an inability of cells to use glucose properly (insulin resistance). In both cases, glucose accumulates in the blood, theblood sugar. It differentiates well the diabetes type 1 or diabetes mellitus which mainly affects children and young adults and is characterized by a pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the type 2 diabetes also said fatty diabetes, the most frequent , which occurs mainly after age 40 years and results from insulin resistance. And finally diabetes gestational manifested during pregnancy and disappear after delivery. Cases of diabetes are increasing steadily and reaching subjects younger and younger. Our way of life and power is involved. The major drawback ofdiabetes is the risk of complications. Indeed, hyperglycemia prolonged deteriorating blood vessels and nerves, causing multiple complications can be very severe: cardiovascular disease, neuropathy (nerve damage), renal failure, retinopathy (damage to the optic nerve), foot ulcers, infections recurrent.

What are the signs suggestive of diabetes?

The symptoms are the same regardless of the type of diabetes. Caution, however, if type 2 diabetes, the symptoms are often even more insidious.Indeed, diabetes is often silent for long did declare that late with symptomssometimes subtle and nonspecific. Thus many cases of diabetes are diagnosed late, stage of complications or incidentally in the course of a balance sheet for another condition.

• Frequent urination (day and night).
• Thirst important.
• Increased hunger.
• Excessive fatigue and weakness.
• Weight loss.
• Recurrent infections involving the skin, gums, bladder, vulva or the foreskin.
• Poor healing.
• Numbness, tingling in hands, feet.

But sometimes, what are the signs that indicate complications diabetes :

• Visual disturbances (blurred vision).
• Pain or cramps in the legs.
• Impotence.
• Cardiac or vascular disease?

What are the risk factors of diabetes?

• Genetic predisposition.
• The excess weight.
• Abdominal obesity.
• Hypertension.
• The diets: rich in saturated fats, animal fats, low in fruits, vegetables and fiber.
• Inactivity.

The best way to detect diabetes is beginning to measure their blood glucose or blood glucose levels using a simple blood test, fasting, and especially if you are a patient at risk? Diabetes : blood glucose fasting than 1.26 g / l.Risk of diabetes : fasting blood glucose between 1.10 and 1.26 g / l. Even better: to prevent the emergence of a diabetes by adopting a balanced and varied diet, avoiding overweight and practicing regular physical activity. And finally by monitoring her blood pressure and cholesterol.