Some Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

Can you remember when you were first diagnosed with diabetes? It probably came as a shock to you. Some of the sign and symptoms of diabetes can lay dormant in a person's body for years without him or her even knowing it.

By the time you recognize some of the sign and symptoms of diabetes the damage can already be done. Neuropathy of the peripheral limbs is a good indication, that a person has
had diabetes for some time. If you have Diabetes you are in good company people like Patti Labelle, B.B King, Mary Tyler Moore, Halle Berry just to name a few. Are person who have experienced the sign and symptoms of diabetes. However What is type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes affects your body's ability to break down the food you eat and turn it into energy. Thus a person with Type 2 Diabetes will have the following sign and symptoms of diabetes

Sign and Symptoms of Diabetes

1. Losing feeling or getting a tingling feeling in the feet.
2. Losing weight without trying.
3. Being very thirsty.
4. Blurry vision.
5. Often at night Urinating a lot
6 .Feeling Tired Most of the Time
7. Having very dry skin.
8. Having sores that are slow to heal.
9. Getting more infections than usual.

Usually a Diabetic feels very tired, this is because of the way in which the human body processes food. In order for food to become fuel.Normally, the food you eat gives your body energy for everyday tasks. Here's how the process works:

1 Food is digested, or broken down into sugar (called glucose), which is the main source of energy for the cells that make up your body.

2 Sugar is digested and passes into your blood. Providing nourishment to your cells.

3 However, sugar needs a "key" to enter a cell to give it energy. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that acts as this key and allows sugar to enter the cells and be turned into energy.

4 Your blood sugar level increases after you eat, your pancreas makes insulin and releases it into your blood stream.

5 Cells then absorb the sugar in your blood, your blood sugar level goes down, and your pancreas decreases the amount of insulin made.