Diabetes always "quietly" come? When people have diabetes, these 4 "feelings" is very obvious
Complications caused by diabetes can be directly life-threatening, especially ketoacidosis and coma, cardiovascular accidents, etc. Most patients only know they have diabetes when they have a physical examination by chance, so they guess that diabetes comes quietly, but in fact it does not. There will be obvious symptoms in the early stage of diabetes, only that the symptoms are not very typical and are ignored by people.
What are the early signs of diabetes?
1. Skin changes
First of all, persistent high blood sugar will make the skin color change, showing flushed or gray-brown, because the continuous increase of blood sugar can affect the blood circulation; in addition, the skin can appear stubborn itching, because persistent high blood sugar can stimulate the skin endings and mucous membrane. If you find that there is no rash or erythema on the skin, but there is persistent itching, especially around the private parts and anus, you should go to the hospital to test your blood sugar as early as possible.
2、Numbness of limbs
Under normal circumstances, the blood vessels and nerves of the whole body can be nourished by enough blood, and the ends of the limbs do not suffer from ischemia and hypoxia, and the limbs move freely. However, when the blood sugar level increases, the blood circulation will be obstructed, causing the limbs to be lack of blood and oxygen, and the limbs will easily become numb, just like some small ants crawling on the limbs.
3、Thirst
As long as enough water is replenished, there will be no dry mouth. However, continuous high blood sugar will stimulate the oral mucosa and reduce saliva secretion, making the mouth feel dry and sending a signal to the central nervous system that it needs to be hydrated. If you always have dry mouth, drink a lot of water and urinate a lot at night, you should highly suspect high blood sugar.
4、Weight loss
First of all, there is no change in diet and exercise, but weight loss is unexplained, or diabetes is coming. Since the sugar in the body cannot be fully utilized by the muscles, some of the sugar is excreted with urine, making the body lack energy, which in turn causes hyper-appetite. In addition, because glucose is not properly used by the body, it will provide energy by consuming the protein and glycogen and fat stored in the body, thus causing weight loss.
What tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis of diabetes?
1. Urine glucose
When the blood glucose concentration exceeds the renal glucose threshold, it will make the urine positive for glucose. However, when the sugar threshold is raised, the blood sugar may be negative if it meets the diagnostic criteria for diabetes, so urine sugar is not the only criterion for diagnosing diabetes.
2、Glucose
If a patient has typical symptoms of three more and one less, plus abnormal blood glucose test, diabetes can be diagnosed, and blood glucose is the only criterion to diagnose diabetes. Patients without any symptoms can be diagnosed with diabetes by monitoring abnormal blood glucose twice; suspicious patients may wish to do a 75 gram glucose tolerance test.
3、Glycosylated hemoglobin
Glycosylated hemoglobin can determine the state of blood sugar control, which is a very valuable indicator for diabetes, and can reflect the average value of blood sugar in the two months before blood sampling.
4、Glycosylated serum protein
Glycosylated serum protein can reflect the average value of blood glucose water 1~3 weeks before blood sampling, which is also the most valuable indicator for diabetic patients.
Warm tips
It can be seen that diabetes does not come quietly, once the above symptoms appear also need to further go to the hospital to do blood sugar checks. In daily life, you should actively control high-fat, high-sugar and high-salt food, and eat less or no refined food. Participate in physical exercise to maintain normal weight and strictly control the total daily calorie intake, which should not exceed 500 calories. If necessary, you should follow your doctor's advice to take oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin injections.
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