What are the symptoms and causes of diabetes?

Answer 1

A high blood sugar level can cause several symptoms, including:

• Blurry vision
• Excess thirst
• Fatigue
• Frequent urination
• Hunger
• Weight loss

Because type 2 Diabetes develops slowly, some people with high blood sugar have no symptoms.

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes develop over a short period. People may be very sick by the time they are diagnosed. After many years, diabetes can lead to other serious problems. These problems are known as diabetes complications, and include:

• Eye problems, including trouble seeing (especially at night), light sensitivity, and blindness
• Sores and infections of the leg or foot, which untreated can lead to amputation of the leg or foot
• Damage to nerves in the body, causing pain, tingling, a loss of feeling, problems digesting food, and erectile dysfunction
• Kidney problems, which can lead to kidney failure
• Weakened immune system, which can lead to more frequent infections
• Increased chance of having a heart attack or stroke

Answer 2

If you are predisposed to Type 1 diabetes, have the genetics, you can only postpone the inevitable throughdiet, hygiene, and health habits.

Type 1 is an autoimmune disease. The history of it in the USA and the EU, genetically, has been traced to Europe (but also shows up in other places) from descendants of people who survived the "black plague". A mutation in theimmunesystem causes the immune cells to react in an aggressive and out of control way. So that a "regular" cold virus or flue can trigger theimmunesystem and it mayattackthe beta cells of the pancreas where your insulin is made. Once those cells are killed by your ownimmunesystem (That's why it is called autoimmunedisease) they do not regenerate orrepairthemselves. This makes Type 1 a life long disease with no apparent cure.

They have tried to perform "beta cell" transplants with some interesting results but those people live onimmunesuppressiondrugs to stop the immune system from working and killing the fragile transplanted beta cells. This leaves those patients with thepossibilityof other serious diseases from infections and cancer. If they stop theimmunesuppressiondrugs the diabetes will come back. It is not a cure but a "patch".

The least harmful treatment for diabetes after you have it is to use insulin and watch your diet and learn how your body responds to foods and insulin. Your own body does not make insulin which is required for your foods to process in the rest of your cells.

I strongly recommend that anyone with Diabetes start an education system, and learn everything you can. Education is the key to your health. This is because no doctor, no body else can do it for you.

Answer 3

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can occur at any age, but most commonly is diagnosed from infancy to the late 30s. In this type of diabetes, a person's pancreas produces little or no insulin. Although the causes are not entirely known, scientists believe the body's own defense system (the immune system) attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. People with type 1 diabetes must inject insulin several times every day or continually .

Answer 4

Some symptoms of diabetes include light headedness, fainting, and falling. You should see a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms to see if you need treatment.