{"id":6927,"date":"2019-03-11T08:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2019-05-28T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:10:03","slug":"defy-diabetes-by-knowing-the-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=6927","title":{"rendered":"Defy Diabetes &#8230; by Knowing The Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7095\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/diabetes-1326964_640-300x217.png?resize=300%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/diabetes-1326964_640.png?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/diabetes-1326964_640.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Let&#8217;s just put this into perspective: Diabetes is reported as the underlying cause of death on 79,535 death certificates, and 252,806 list it as a contributing cause. That makes it the 7th leading cause of death in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<blockquote><p>Do you have this disease? If you did how would you know if you did?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The symptoms are not obvious, and short of going to a physician and getting your blood tested for its glucose levels, it can be hard to tell. In this article, we&#8217;ll talk about the common symptoms you need to be aware of. Keep in mind, that most of these symptoms may seem perfectly benign, or may actually be symptoms of some other condition altogether.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Blahs: <\/strong>Your body needs you to convert the food you eat into energy. After digestion happens and that fuel gets absorbed into your blood,\u00a0glucose is suppose to get into your cells where they&#8217;ll use it\u00a0 do its work. For diabetics, your body has trouble getting that energy into your cells, so you may feel more hungry and tired than usual.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section><strong>Fluid Loss:<\/strong>\u00a0On average, a person has to urinate between 4 and 7 times per day. But diabetics have higher levels of sugar in their blood, which affects the kidneys by making them produce more urine. So if you are diabetic, you may have to pee more often. This, in turn, has other downstream effects as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It can make you thirstier.<\/li>\n<li>You can get dry mouth.<\/li>\n<li>You can get drier, itchier skin.<\/li>\n<li>You can get blurred vision, as the fluid loss can make your eyes change chap and lose their ability to focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section><strong>Long Term Changes: <\/strong>If you have had high levels of blood glucose for a long time , both men and women can experience increased numbers of yeast infection, nerve damage that can cause sores to be slower to heal, and pain or numbness in your feet or legs.The bottom line is to notice when you perceive any of these signs, and then reach out to your doctor for advice.<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s just put this into perspective: Diabetes is reported as the underlying cause of death on 79,535 death certificates, and 252,806 list it as a contributing cause. That makes it &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Diabetes-Word-Cloud.jpg?fit=1349%2C778&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-1NJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12683,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12683","url_meta":{"origin":6927,"position":0},"title":"The Early Signs and Symptoms of T2 Diabetes You Need To Know","author":"Will Clower","date":"December 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The early warning signs and symptoms of T2 Diabetes","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diabetes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diabetes","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=604"},"img":{"alt_text":"T2 Diabetes Concept","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/T2-Diabetes-Concept-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/T2-Diabetes-Concept-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/T2-Diabetes-Concept-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/T2-Diabetes-Concept-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/T2-Diabetes-Concept-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2714,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2714","url_meta":{"origin":6927,"position":1},"title":"Chronic Correlates","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!Diabetes and Cholesterol and Blood Pressure, oh my!There are data showing a relationship between chronic diseases, their symptoms, and cognitive abilities. 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