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It is important to know the basic signs of diabetes. Often, the first signs that you may have diabetes will show up in your feet and eyes. Podiatrists see the signs and symptoms often before your family physician. Here is some basic information you need to know. Remember, heredity plays a major role.
Defining Diabetes
Type 1: An autoimmune condition in which the body cannot make insulin, the hormone needed to move sugar from the blood into cells for energy and storage. This is most common in kids to teens.
Type 2: The most common form of diabetes, usually found in adults. The body does not produce enough insulin to respond to sugar properly. Strongly linked to obesity.
The Signs:
- Thirsty? When your body gets rid of the fluid from the glucose build-up, you become thirstier and feel the need to drink more often.
- Constantly running to the bathroom? When your body doesn’t produce enough insulin, glucose builds up in your body and comes out in your urine. If you are urinating often you may be diabetic
- Overweight? Even if you are only 15 to 20 pounds overweight, you are increasing your risk of developing diabetes. If your child is overweight, make sure he or she is checked by your pediatrician. Often just losing 5% of your body weight can reduce your risk and possibly help to get rid of the need for medication.
- Losing weight without trying? Most often this occurs with Type 1 diabetes, but sometimes can happen in Type 2 diabetics. When your body can’t make insulin, the glucose from food can’t be used by the body’s cells for storage or energy. Fat starts to break down and the result is weight loss.
- Blurry vision? Increase is blood sugar levels cause glucose to build up in the eyes, making it more difficult to focus.
- 45 years of age or older? Diabetes risk goes up with age. The American Diabetes Association recommends you get checked for diabetes every 3 years starting at age 45, even if you don’t have any symptoms.
- Not exercising? Not exercising will increase the storage of blood sugar. Even walking 3 times a week at a brisk pace can reduce the risk.
- Ring around your neck? When the body produces too much insulin, skin receptors often respond by producing extra pigment.
Not exercising, our love affair with food, and increased portions are reasons the diabetic population has increased so much. There are 25-30 million diabetics in the United States alone, and this number is estimated to double in the next 30 years.
Do yourself and your family a favor and get checked for diabetes. For further information please contact Dr. Bowman at www.houstonfootspecialists.com or call 713-467-8886.
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