Signs Of Diabetes

If you have noticed your body acting and reacting strangely in the recent past, then you might be concerned that you are showing signs of diabetes especially if this disease has a tendency to affect members of your family. Just as with any other disease, an early diagnosis of diabetes is important to getting a jump start on the variety of different diabetes treatment options that are available. If you are wondering what symptoms usually clue doctors in on the presence of diabetes, you should know that different signs and symptoms appear in different people, so the same symptoms that meant diabetes for your uncle are not necessarily guaranteed to mean diabetes for you.

The first thing to do when trying to assess potential signs of diabetes, is to realize that depending on what type of diabetes you may have, the signs will be slightly varied, although there are common symptoms for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. For those that have a history of diabetes in their families, they are most likely to contract develop Type 1 diabetes. Children are also some of the most prone to develop this type of diabetes. With this type of diabetes, a person’s immune system has wrongfully started to destroy the cells of the pancreas, leaving an excess amount of sugars in the blood. In Type 2 diabetes, a person simply doesn’t have the ability to use insulin properly, thus resulting in the same excess of glucose.

Signs of diabetes associated with either type mentioned above include, frequent and urgent need to use the restroom throughout the day, a seemingly unquenchable thirst and a need to drink large amounts of water throughout the day, an unexplained loss of weight due to a drastically decreased appetite and fatigue and weakness may prevent them from participating in their usually day to day activities. If you are experiencing any of these diabetes symptoms, consult with your doctor right away so the proper tests can be performed.

Common tests that are used by doctors to assess any and all signs of diabetes are the Fasting Blood Glucose (Sugar) level test and the Oral Glucose Tolerance test. The Fasting Blood Glucose level test is the most commonly administered, as it is usually less expensive to perform. When given this test, you will be asked to fast, or refrain from eating, for a certain period of time prior to the test. Then your sugar levels will be tested, and if they are too high on more than one occasion, you will most likely be diagnosed with diabetes.