Friday, September 20, 2013

Why You Have Diabetes

By Jacob Waeetane


The idea of diabetes alarms almost anyone because it such a very dangerous and scary disease.

Diabetes mellitus, abbreviated as DM, is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar, more specifically the glucose in the blood. This condition gives rise to different unfavourable changes in the body such as the following.

First symptom of diabetes is fatigue. In diabetes, the body is no longer capable of utilizing glucose for energy and begins to metabolize fat which requires additional energy to pull off which leads to fatigue.

Also another symptom is unexplained loss of weight due to inability to properly process the calories in the food they eat. Also, they excrete much sugar and water due to excessive urination. Both of these two result to loss of weight even when much food is eaten.

An even more popular symptom is polydipsia or excessive thirst. This occurs because of the increase in sugar content of the blood that prompts the brain to trigger the body to dilute the blood to lower the sugar level by drinking more water. One more cause of this excessive thirst is excessive urination.

So it just appropriate to now talk about polyuria or excessive urination. This arises due to the body's effort to eliminate the sugar in the blood.

Polyphagia or excessive eating is another sign that's experienced by people with DM. This happens due to increased insulin levels that trigger the body to take in more food.

Also included in the symptoms is poor wound healing. This is due to the fact that high sugar levels hinder the proper functioning of the WBCs that shelter the body from bacteria. So once they are not doing their job properly, bacteria can thrive in the wound, halting healing and causing infection.

Lastly are the symptoms that have a connection with the psyche or mind. Such situation happens, because too much sugar in the blood can alter the person's mental status. The evident signs of this change are agitation, unexplained irritability, inattention, extreme lethargy and confusion.

All of these symptoms are brought about by so many diabetes causes. The most common culprits of diabetes are heredity, the environment, lifestyle or a medical disease that complicates to DM.




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