Contents:
- Medical Video: Five Signs That Could be Symptoms of Diabetes
- Signs of diabetes are not controlled
- How do you control diabetes?
Medical Video: Five Signs That Could be Symptoms of Diabetes
Diabetes is a lifelong disease, so you have to control it so that diabetes doesn't get worse and causes various complications. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you should keep the sugar level under control by changing your healthier lifestyle and always pay attention to what you consume. If not, this can cause your diabetes to become out of control. Are the signs of diabetes uncontrolled?
Signs of diabetes are not controlled
Uncontrolled diabetes can adversely affect your nerves, blood vessels, and organs. This can cause diabetes complications, such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, nerve damage, kidney damage, and much more.
If you experience signs of uncontrolled diabetes as below, you should quickly find a way to control your sugar levels so that it doesn't get worse. Signs of uncontrolled diabetes are:
- Frequent thirst and frequent urination. Very high blood sugar levels make the kidneys work hard to get rid of excess sugar in the body by removing more urine, so you will urinate more often. This then makes you feel thirsty easily.
- Often hungry, but weight does not rise. Uncontrolled diabetes often causes you to feel hungry. Even those who have eaten may experience weight loss for no apparent reason, if blood sugar levels are too high. This is because your body is less able to use glucose (sugar) as energy. Finally, the body destroys muscle and fat to become energy. Your weight will decrease and your muscles will weaken.
- Fatigue. This is because your body does not convert sugar into energy properly, so your blood sugar levels are high and the body does not get enough energy.
- Tingling or numbness. Uncontrolled blood sugar can cause nerve damage, so you often feel tingling or even numbness in your hands and feet.
- Vision is less clear. High blood sugar levels can cause the lens of the eye to become swollen with water. This changes the shape of the lens, making you less focused on seeing.
- Old wounds heal. Uncontrolled diabetes can cause nerve damage and affect blood circulation, especially in the lower legs and feet, so it can slow wound healing because blood flow is not enough to reach the area.
- Changes to the skin. Growing meat can appear in the folds of the skin, especially if you are overweight. Skin color can also be darker in the neck, hands, armpits, face, or other areas. This diabetes complication is called acanthosis nigricans.
Most people do not realize that their diabetes is not controlled. This is because everyone does not have the same signs and symptoms. Even some people may not show symptoms at all until diabetes complications arise. So, it's important to always control your blood sugar levels to avoid getting worse diabetes.
How do you control diabetes?
Controlled diabetes can make you feel healthier and keep you from various complications of diabetes. Some of the things you can do to keep your diabetes under control are:
- Always check your blood sugar level. Blood sugar checks are important so you can determine what actions you should take and avoid them later. As much as possible you should keep your blood sugar levels close to normal.
- Maintain your food intake, especially carbohydrates. Carbohydrate intake can affect your blood sugar levels. So, you have to pay attention to how much and what types of carbohydrates you consume every day. Choose complex carbohydrates that are high in fiber to help maintain your blood sugar levels.
- Do regular exercise. Exercise is very important for diabetics as an effort to reduce blood sugar levels. Exercise can also help the body to produce endorphins, compounds that can increase pleasure and reduce stress. You need to exercise regularly for at least 150 minutes per week.
