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Diabetes is a disease that is predominantly characterized by excessively high levels of glucose in your blood stream. The reason underlying this can either be that the amount of insulin, which breaks down the glucose into energy, produced by your pancreas is insufficient, or that your body has developed a peculiar immunity to the insulin, rendering it ineffective. In either case, the glucose levels in the bloodstream surge, bringing about a plethora of untoward consequences. However, diabetes is most dangerous as its early development is barely perceptible, given the nature of the symptoms. And this is why an alarming majority of cases diagnosed are at their most advanced stages, making the disease a lot more difficult to control and treat. Nevertheless, there are still a few initial signs that diabetes manifests before it begins to assume control of the victim's body. The first and most common indicator is the tendency to urinate a lot more than you are accustomed to, even though you aren't drinking any more water than usual. This may be a sign of high glucose levels in your blood that your kidney is trying to filter out. As the glucose in your body is redundant, given the impaired performance of insulin, your body has to purge it out, which it tries to do by diluting the sugar with large amounts of water, which is then discarded via your kidneys. The excessively high amounts of urine your body produces, depletes the fluid content in your body, making it parched and dehydrated. And so, you will feel a lot more thirsty than usual, forcing you to drink large quantities of water, which diabetes expels from your body as urine. This pattern of thirst and urination continues, and becomes increasingly severe as diabetes develops into its secondary phases. When your body's glucose utilizing capacity decreases, the cells in your body are starved of the energy they depend on the glucose for. And hence, even though you aren't eating any less than you are accustomed to, you will still find that you feel lightheaded, faint and giddy. Although this is one of the most easily discernable signs of diabetes, this is also the most easily misunderstood. Many people account this weakness to fatigue and try to rest it away, which lets the disease continue on its silent path. The rising glucose levels in your body affect your nervous system, causing gradual numbness at first, and then a complete loss of sensation as the blood glucose levels continue to escalate. This condition, which is termed as Diabetic Neuropathy, is particularly discernable in your fingertips and your feet. Diabetes also impairs the circulation of blood in your body, which means that cuts and wounds if any, will take a lot longer to heal. Also, you may also find yourself prone to more fungal infections, especially in areas where your skin is warm and moist. These infections are caused by the high levels of glucose in your blood, which act as nourishment for fungi and bacteria to breed on. These conditions, though tremendously severe in their own right, are only a precursor to diabetes. The Pre-Diabetic Phase, as this period is known, is unpredictably volatile or sedate. in certain cases, individuals are known to have suffered from pre-diabetes for a major part of their life, without this disease ever advancing into its more destructive stage, while in some others, diabetes was immediate to catch on with pre-diabetes lasting for merely a couple of months. Pre-Diabetes is a lot easier to control and treat than diabetes in itself, and if diagnosed in time, can be arrested at this phase for the remainder of the victim's life. And so, if you find yourself experiencing any of these symptoms, don't hesitate to contact your physician immediately. As the adage does, it's better to be safe than sorry and in this case, it may even save you your life!
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Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.
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