What are the symptoms of diabetes? The symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are about the same. Some of the more common symptoms are extreme fatigue and weight loss. And sores that are not healed, increased thirst and hunger, etc.
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Some of the general symptoms in women are urinary tract infections, yeast infections, dryness, and dry itchy skin. The common symptoms in men are erection dysfunction and low sex drive.
1 in 3 Americans are prediabetic and over 80% of people in our society don’t even know it. Prediabetic means when your blood sugar is higher than expected but not high enough to be diabetic yet.
The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and this happens when the immune system destroys cells in the pancreas when insulin is made.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body becomes resistant to insulin and sugar builds up in the blood. About 90% of people are living with Type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are a combination of lifestyle and genetic factors. Being overweight and obese increases the risk of this. If this runs in your family lineage, then you have a higher percentage than the average person acquiring this.
The best way to reduce diabetes is through following a balanced healthy and consistent exercise.
Your risk for Type 2 diabetes increases based on the following:
- Over the age of 45
- You aren’t physically active.
- You have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and triglycerides levels.
- You have prediabetes.
- You have a parent that has this condition.
A research study in 2016 shows that minorities such as African Americans, Latinos, Asian-American ancestry are more than likely to get Type 2 diabetes than white adults.
Your gene pool can play an influential factor in you acquiring Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
Some of the other complications of having diabetes are:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
- Vision Loss
- Hearing Loss
- Skin conditions like bacterial and fungal infections
- Neuropathy
- Infections and sores that don’t heal.
The Bottom Line is some of the common symptoms of diabetes are weight loss, extreme fatigue, increased thirst and hunger, frequent urination, blurry vision, etc.
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References
- Ying-Ying Meng, Allison Diamant, Jenna Jones, Wenjiao Lin, Xiao Chen, Shang-Hua Wu, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan Roby, Gerald F. Kominski; Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Care and Impact of Vendor-Based Disease Management Programs. Diabetes Care 1 May 2016; 39 (5): 743–749. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-1323
