Type 2 diabetes: Five warning signs and how to beat it !
TYPE 2 diabetes symptoms may include thirst, hunger and a dry mouth. The condition occurs when your body cannot absorb the sugar in your bloodstream, causing its levels to rise. These are five signs that you are suffering from high blood sugar levels.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by problems with the hormone insulin, which mean the body has difficulties absorbing sugar from its blood stream.
You
are more likely to develop the condition if you are overweight, have a
relative who has had type 2 diabetes or have high blood pressure, among
other factors.
An inability to absorb blood sugar will lead to high levels in the blood stream, called hyperglycaemia.
This is defined by the World Health Organisation as a blood sugar level exceeding seven mmol/L when fasting or a level of 11.0 mmol/L two hours after a meal.
These are five warning signs that you have the high blood sugar levels, according to diabetes experts.
An inability to absorb blood sugar will lead to high levels in the blood stream, called hyperglycaemia.
This is defined by the World Health Organisation as a blood sugar level exceeding seven mmol/L when fasting or a level of 11.0 mmol/L two hours after a meal.
These are five warning signs that you have the high blood sugar levels, according to diabetes experts.
Regular/above-average urination
This happens because more sugar is passing into the kidneys, which filter urine from the blood, causing more water to also be moved from the blood to the kidneys, making you wee more often.
The doctor says that you will observe this during the day and night, by needing to wee regularly.
Weakness or feeling tired
Many sufferers of the condition will feel tired, lethargic or fatigued at times, according to experts. This will most likely follow meals, they advise.
The symptom occurs because sugar cannot get into our cells, due to problems with insulin, meaning they do not receive the energy they need.
But, tiredness may also be caused by “stress, hard work or a lack of a decent night’s sleep.”
This happens because more sugar is passing into the kidneys, which filter urine from the blood, causing more water to also be moved from the blood to the kidneys, making you wee more often.
The doctor says that you will observe this during the day and night, by needing to wee regularly.
Weakness or feeling tired
Many sufferers of the condition will feel tired, lethargic or fatigued at times, according to experts. This will most likely follow meals, they advise.
The symptom occurs because sugar cannot get into our cells, due to problems with insulin, meaning they do not receive the energy they need.
But, tiredness may also be caused by “stress, hard work or a lack of a decent night’s sleep.”
Weight loss
“Type 2 diabetes is very closely associated with weight, with over 90 per cent of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics above their ideal weight.”
The dropping weight happens because your body is not absorbing enough blood sugar, so is having to burn its stored energy.
Increased thirst
This happens as more water is pulled out of your blood stream than usual, causing you to also need to drink more.
Six to eight glasses of water should be drunk a day to “replace” normal water loss, according to the doctors.
Vision blurring
It can affect one eye, or both, and refers to the loss of sharpness of vision.
High blood sugar levels resulting from diabetes can affect your vision by causing the lens inside the eye to swell, which causes this blurring.
“Type 2 diabetes is very closely associated with weight, with over 90 per cent of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics above their ideal weight.”
The dropping weight happens because your body is not absorbing enough blood sugar, so is having to burn its stored energy.
Increased thirst
This happens as more water is pulled out of your blood stream than usual, causing you to also need to drink more.
Six to eight glasses of water should be drunk a day to “replace” normal water loss, according to the doctors.
Vision blurring
It can affect one eye, or both, and refers to the loss of sharpness of vision.
High blood sugar levels resulting from diabetes can affect your vision by causing the lens inside the eye to swell, which causes this blurring.
If you think you have type 2 diabetes
you should see your GP immediately. They will arrange a urine and blood
test for you to check blood sugar levels, which will show whether you
have the condition.
The doctor says that, “many people have type two diabetes symptoms without realising.
“This is because symptoms don’t necessarily make you feel unwell.”
They may then recommend a lifestyle and diet change, as well as offering medication.
How to beat it !
Its treatment can involve a combination of diet and lifestyle changes, and medication, which could lead to the condition being cured in up to 50 per cent of cases.
After being diagnosed in 2015, a man rejected the drug Metformin, often prescribed to sufferers, instead treating himself by changing how he lived.
He began walking around the block a bit faster and eating healthily, before being inspired by his brother to take up running. Now, he can't live without it.
“Running is so important to me now to manage my diabetes - never thought I’d be saying that - it’s hard, but I love the sense of achievement I get, even on training runs during the cold dark winter nights.”
He has now ‘outrun’ type 2 diabetes, which is firmly under control, earning him applause from his diabetes nurse.
The doctor says that, “many people have type two diabetes symptoms without realising.
“This is because symptoms don’t necessarily make you feel unwell.”
They may then recommend a lifestyle and diet change, as well as offering medication.
How to beat it !
Its treatment can involve a combination of diet and lifestyle changes, and medication, which could lead to the condition being cured in up to 50 per cent of cases.
After being diagnosed in 2015, a man rejected the drug Metformin, often prescribed to sufferers, instead treating himself by changing how he lived.
He began walking around the block a bit faster and eating healthily, before being inspired by his brother to take up running. Now, he can't live without it.
“Running is so important to me now to manage my diabetes - never thought I’d be saying that - it’s hard, but I love the sense of achievement I get, even on training runs during the cold dark winter nights.”
He has now ‘outrun’ type 2 diabetes, which is firmly under control, earning him applause from his diabetes nurse.
Research into type 2 diabetes has shown it can be reversed for sufferers that have had the condition for up to four years.
“It is certainly possible to wake up the insulin producing cells of the pancreas by losing a substantial amount of weight,” said a Professor who has led research into reversing this condition.
“This happens because the fat content in there pancreas decreases. Previous studies have shown that fat stops insulin release. The insulin producing cells recover their special function, and this continues providing fat is not allowed to accumulate.”
“It is certainly possible to wake up the insulin producing cells of the pancreas by losing a substantial amount of weight,” said a Professor who has led research into reversing this condition.
“This happens because the fat content in there pancreas decreases. Previous studies have shown that fat stops insulin release. The insulin producing cells recover their special function, and this continues providing fat is not allowed to accumulate.”
He was motivated to take up running when he saw his older brother complete a half marathon.
“I choked up as I watched him cross the line - it was quite moving,” he said.
“Being a single parent with a lovely son, I knew I wanted to do as much as I possibly could to manage my diabetes for my longevity and for the sake of my son.”
After the experience, he took on the couch to 5k running programme, and then joined the running team. He now runs almost every weekend. From May last year he had only missed three sessions.
“There’s a wealth of research about the benefit of exercise in reducing the risks of heart attacks and strokes,” he said. “For diabetics this is particularly important, because they are at higher risk.”
“Recent research has suggested that up to 50 per cent of type 2 diabetes cases might be reversible with lifestyle measures, particularly weight loss.”
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“I choked up as I watched him cross the line - it was quite moving,” he said.
“Being a single parent with a lovely son, I knew I wanted to do as much as I possibly could to manage my diabetes for my longevity and for the sake of my son.”
After the experience, he took on the couch to 5k running programme, and then joined the running team. He now runs almost every weekend. From May last year he had only missed three sessions.
“There’s a wealth of research about the benefit of exercise in reducing the risks of heart attacks and strokes,” he said. “For diabetics this is particularly important, because they are at higher risk.”
“Recent research has suggested that up to 50 per cent of type 2 diabetes cases might be reversible with lifestyle measures, particularly weight loss.”
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