6 Warning signs: high risk of Type 2 diabetes.
You always feel hungry.
If you feel always hungry but your lifestyle, amount of work or exercise hasn’t changed, it may be a sign of type 2 diabetes. The mechanism of blood glucose to energy conversion is slow in type 2 diabetes. It means your body doesn’t get enough energy to maintain vital processes. To get more energy your body prompts you to eat more, raising your hunger and cravings.
Frequent urination.
If you need toiler more than usual and wake up several times a night to urinate, your blood glucose may be too high. Your kidneys are working hard to excrete glucose excess, prompting you to go to toilet more.
Increased thirst.
If you feel always thirsty, even id weather is not hot, your blood glucose may be constantly high. Your kidneys filter and excrete excess glucose trying to maintain the balance. Because of the fluid loss from frequent urination, you may feel unusually thirsty all the time (known as polydipsia).
Feeling tired all the time.
Mechanism of blood glucose to energy conversion is slow in type 2 diabetes, meaning your body is not getting enough energy. Low energy means chronic fatigue and feeling tired even if not exercising or moving around much.
Blurred vision.
Constantly high blood sugar damages blood vessels in the retina (rear part of eye). Damaged blood vessels swell and start leaking, causing blurry vision. It normally affects both eyes and can improve temporarily if your blood glucose level drops. In long term blurred vision can lead to vision loss. Don’t ignore it!
Slow healing of cuts and wounds.
Constantly elevated blood glucose damages blood vessels and impairs blood circulation, meaning too slow delivery of essential nutrients, needed for healing. High blood glucose also weakens the immune system, which can slow the healing process.
Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes are lifestyle diseases and occur as result of food and lifestyle choices. There is a lot you can do to manage your blood glucose naturally.
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