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8 Early Symptoms Of Type 2 Diabetes

August 13th, 2009 Admin

Type 2 Diabetes SymptomsEarly Type 2 Diabetes symptoms are almost the same as Type 1. However, the major difference is that symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes typically develop rapidly over a few days or weeks while Type 2 Diabetes symptoms may take a few months or years to develop.

According to research, as many as 33 percent of the people who have the disease are not yet diagnosed.

As the symptoms for Type II Diabetes take longer time to develop and are frequently reasonably mild before it is diagnosed, paying attention to early diabetic or pre-diabetes signs gives you a fighting chance of preventing diabetes altogether.

If two or more of the 8 pre-diabetes symptoms are noticed, you should consider consulting a doctor and having a checkup.

1. Excessive Thirst. You find you are excessively thirsty throughout the day, not just hot weather or after extreme exercise workout.

2. Dry Mouth. You seem to constantly have a dry mouth even if you’ve just had a drink.

3. Frequent Urination. You seem to urinate very frequently.

4. Unexpected Weight Loss or Gain. You have unexpected weight loss or gain in spite of constantly feeling hunger and eating well.

5. Increased Fatigue. You feel lethargic. You always feel as if you’ve got no energy; you are weak and tired all the time.

6. Blurred Vision. You seem to have blurred vision. Be careful, untreated eye problems caused through diabetes can lead to blindness.

You should have regular eye checks, especially as you get older because your eyes can be the early warning signal for many diseases.

7. Slow Healing of Wounds. The cuts, sores or bruises on your feet seem to take a long time to heal.

8. Persistent Itchiness or Yeast Infections. If you experience persistent itching or soreness in the genital area or yeast infections, it may be a sign of too much sugar in your urine.

Health complications such as stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, retinopathy, leg amputation and peripheral neuropathy will result if your symptoms turn out to be from Type 2 Diabetes and they are ignored.

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4 Reasons Why Smoking Is Hazardous For Type 2 Diabetics

August 10th, 2009 Admin

Are you a Type 2 diabetic who is a smoker as well? Smoking is a direct cause of cancer, but do you know that if you have Type II Diabetes, smoking worsens your condition and other health problems?

Let me share with you 4 reasons why mixing Type 2 Diabetes with smoking is a very bad idea:

1. Cause Nerve Damage or Neuropathy. Your chance of getting nerve damage or neuropathy is higher if you are a smoker.

Smoking affects your blood circulation and that in turn means your nerve endings do not get the nutrients they need. If the nerve endings, especially those in your feet, fail to get the nutrients they need, your feet will start getting sores and infections.

And if the sores, foot ulcers, and bacterial infections are not taken care of properly, they will lead to serious leg and foot amputations.

2. Limit the Mobility of Your Joints. There is an increased risk – double in fact – of you getting limited joint mobility. Imagine each time you bend your body, climb up or down the stairs or lift something, your joint is painful!

3. Increase the Risk of Kidney and Heart Diseases. Being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes means that you are already faced with health complications such as stroke, kidney failure and heart disease. Smoking helps speed up your risk of developing kidney and heart diseases.

According to research, diabetics who smoke are 3-fold as likely to die of heart or cardiovascular diseases as are other people with diabetes.

4. Increase Your Blood Sugar Levels. Smoking makes controlling your diabetes condition even harder because of the dramatic fluctuation of blood glucose levels. This, in turn, leads to other health problems such as stroke, kidney failure, heart disease, liver damage and the amputation of legs.

In short, smoking has a seriously detrimental effect on the ABC’s of diabetes management:

A1C – the measurement of your blood glucose over a 3-month period
B – your blood pressure, which should be below 130/80
C – your cholesterol levels. Cholesterol levels include LDL, HDL and triglycerides. Your LDL should be below 100. HDL levels should be above 40 for men and above 50 for women. Tryglycerides should be below 150.

Now you see the reality of the danger of smoking and why as a Type 2 diabetic you should quit smoking, approach your health care provider as soon as possible for information on quitting smoking.

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Know The Type 2 Diabetes Facts & Symptoms

April 17th, 2009 Admin

Type 2 Diabetes, commonly known as adult-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes, is estimated to affect approximately 16 million Americans with 11.1 million who have been diagnosed, and as many as 5.9 million who have not.

Type Two Diabetes is usually caused by the inability of the pancreas to make enough insulin for the person’s needs. When insulin is not present or is ineffective, blood sugar can’t be processed properly and thus causing high levels of glucose in the bloodstream.

Like Type 1 Diabetes, high levels of glucose in the bloodstream for Type 2 can cause blindness, heart disease, blood vessel disease leading to amputations, kidney failure, stroke, and nerve damage with shortened life expectancy.

Obesity is the largest risk factor for Type II Diabetes and the rising incidence of obesity is contributing to a rising incidence of Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes symptoms usually occur in men and women over the age of 40. The symptoms may be mild and almost invisible, or easy to confuse with signs of aging.

The symptoms for Type 2 Diabetes may include increased thirst, hunger, fatigue, dry mouth, frequent urination or blurred vision. They may also include nausea, numbness in hands or feet, slow healing of wounds or sores, and frequent yeast infections or genital infections.

If you are experiencing any of the Type 2 Diabetes symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor to undergo the Type 2 Diabetes test routines.

Knowing the classic Type 2 Diabetes symptoms earlier may save your life.

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