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How do I know that I am a diabetic
Diabetes; It is a disorder or defect in the pancreas that affects its ability to secrete the hormone insulin in a regular and natural way, which leads to a significant increase in the level of sugar in the blood, thus affecting the health of the patient and damaging the various organs of the body, and diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases In the world, where it affects all age groups and is linked to several factors affecting it, including heredity, obesity, glandular and liver diseases, or pancreatitis, as well as an unhealthy diet rich in fat, and its symptoms differ from one person to another, but there is a group of The common symptoms indicating infection with it, and thus the disease is quickly detected and easier to treat without any health complications.
How do you know that you have diabetes
Diabetes is divided into two parts:
Type 1 diabetes
It is an autoimmune disease, where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells responsible for secreting insulin, which leads to the production of small amounts of insulin, and this type of diabetes affects children and young adults, and its symptoms usually begin to appear within a short period of time after infection, The symptoms are as follows:
- frequent urination.
- Extreme thirst
- Significant weight loss.
- Constant hunger.
- Blurred vision.
- Extreme tiredness and fatigue.
- Coma that may lead to death if the disease is not diagnosed and treated.
Type 2 diabetes
It is considered the most prevalent type, and affects about 90-95% of patients, and this type of diabetes is associated with aging, genetic factors, obesity, and physical inactivity, and in this case the pancreas is able to produce insulin in sufficient quantities, but the body does not use it in a way. Effective, and the symptoms of type 2 diabetes begin to appear and develop gradually, and are as follows:
- frequent urination.
- Nausea and fatigue.
- Abnormally intense thirst.
- Blurred vision.
- Weight loss.
- Frequent infections.
- Slow healing of wounds and injuries.
- The appearance of bad breath.
- The presence of darker areas on the body compared to the color of other areas.
Pregnancy diabetes
It affects women only during pregnancy, and its symptoms are similar to the symptoms of diabetes in general, and women with a family history of the disease are considered the most likely to develop it, and about 20-50% of women who have had gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five to five Decade.
Prevention of diabetes complications
- Weight monitoring and control.
- Adopting a healthy and integrated diet.
- Reducing sugars, ready meals and fats.
- Exercising regularly, such as walking, jogging and swimming.
