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7 Symptoms That May Indicate You Have Type 2 Diabetes--by Laurie Whyman
Posted On: Friday 26th August 2011
Summary: If you are not really feeling on top of your game, and you may recognise some of the symptoms listed, it is posible you are a type 2 diabetic, check with your doctor, a urine or blood test will quickly confirm or deny whether you are or not.
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Type two Diabetes
- MORE THIRSTY THAN USUAL? Diabetes causes excessive sugar in your bloodstream,which causes fluid to be taken from the organs and tissues to dilute it. This will probably make you thirsty, so you will drink more than you used to, and also urinate more frequently.
- HUNGRIER THAN USUAL? As you have a lack of insulin, the hormone which is responsible for pushing sugar into your cells, your organs and muscles will be lacking in fuel to do their work, resulting in extreme hunger.
- SUDDEN WEIGHT LOSS? Although you may be eating more because you are hungrier, it is possible you may actually lose weight, although this may seem a win win situation if you are over weight, it is because your body is not able to metabolize glucose , which means your body has to use fuel stored in muscle and fat, resulting in muscle wastage
- FEELING TIRED AND UNABLE TO COPE? A lack of glucose in your organs and muscles, leaves you feeling tired and unable to deal with lifes little dramas
- ARE YOU NOT SEEING AS CLEARLY AS YOU USED TO? With a high concentration of sugar in your blood, fluid may be removed from the lenses of your eyes, resulting in the possibility of not being able to focus properly
- MINOR CUTS AND GRAZES NOT HEALING QUICKLY? Type 2 diabetes affects the immune system, leaving you prone to infections and unable to heal easily
- DARK PATCHS OF SKIN? If you have dark velvety skin patches in the folds and creases of your bodys most commonly the armpits, it could point to insulin resistance
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