{"id":6066,"date":"2019-09-04T10:20:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T10:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/?p=6066"},"modified":"2019-12-17T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:48:27","slug":"6-early-signs-of-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/6-early-signs-of-type-2-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Early Signs of Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you think that you may be\nexperiencing early symptoms of diabetes\nlike frequent urination, increased hunger, weight loss, and urinary tract\ninfections, talk to your health care specialist right away. Early diagnosis and\nappropriate treatment for Type 2\ndiabetes can reduce the risk of life-threatening&nbsp;complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type 2 Diabetes and its Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/symptoms-type-2-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Symptoms of diabetes (opens in a new tab)\">Symptoms of diabetes<\/a> <\/strong>can be mild and hard to recognize. Most people are unaware of the fact that they have high blood sugar until they have it for some time and lead to Type 2 diabetes. The common revealing symptoms of this metabolic disorder include excessive thirst and frequent urination, especially during the initial days. Ignoring these signs can cause worsening of the health problem. Even a slight lift in blood sugar levels can cause damage to your kidneys, nerves, and retinas. If blood sugar elevation is left untreated for long, the damage caused by the health complication can get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone is recently diagnosed with\nhigh blood sugar, it is assumed by health care experts that he\/she have\nprobably already had diabetes for about five years. According to a clinical\nresearch study, which involved a certain number of people who are newly\ndiagnosed with diabetes already have renal impairment and retinal problems;\nthis shows they have had it for some time. People with full-blown diabetes Type\n2 are not able to use or produce enough insulin hormone, and the condition is\nreferred to as insulin resistance. The hormone plays a vital role in getting\nglucose from your blood into your cells to be utilized as energy. When the insulin\ndoesn\u2019t function, or there is not enough insulin, glucose starts accumulating\nin the bloodstream instead of being used by the cells. Excess glucose in the\nblood ultimately results in Type 2 diabetes. Other risk factors of this\nmetabolic disorder include old age, obesity, lack of activity, or gestational\ndiabetes. The good news is you can prevent Type 2 diabetes by following a\nhealthy diet that contains more fruits, green veggies, nuts, lean protein, and\nwhole grains. Getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and maintaining a\nhealthy weight is also crucial in the management of diabetes. The first step in\nthe prevention from the progression of the disease requires spotting of signs and\nsymptoms of diabetes when they\nappear. In some cases, diabetes symptoms may not even show up, but it is\nimportant to keep a close eye on the signs of the disease and alert your health\ncare specialist as soon as possible. Most signs are the same in men and women;\nhowever, they may vary in severity. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/control-weight-blood-sugar-diabetes-5-fermented-foods\/\">Also\nRead: Control Weight and Blood Sugar in Diabetes with these 5 Fermented Foods<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warning Signs of Type 2 Diabetes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some several signs and symptoms of diabetes can occur early.\nLook for these common risk factors for diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Frequent urination-<\/strong> Having frequent trips to the toilet,\nparticularly at night? Consider this as a sign of blood sugar elevation. When there\nis an excess of glucose in the bloodstream in patients with Type 2 diabetes,\nkidneys react by flushing it out into the urine. This caused an increase in\nurine production and forced an individual to urinate more frequently. This may\nalso cause an increase in the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI)s in both\nmen and women. &nbsp;People with diabetes are more prone to UTI as compared to\nnormal people.&nbsp;If you are fed up with your frequent trips to the toilet\nand seems to be producing more urine than usual, talk to your health care\nspecialist to about whether you could have developed diabetes mellitus or not.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Increased thirst-<\/strong> Excessive thirst or the need to\ndrink fluids is another common, early indication of diabetes. As explained\nabove, high blood sugar leads to increased production of urine and need to\nurinate more. Increased urination causes your body to extract more fluid from\ntissues, resulting in dehydration. Consequently, you develop a dry mouth and a\nfeeling of extreme thirst. If you notice that you are drinking more than usual,\nor your mouth feels more dry than usual, consider it as an indication to Type 2\ndiabetes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Unexpected weight loss-<\/strong> When the hormone insulin is lacking,\nthe body of a diabetes patient start burning fat and muscles for energy, which\nmay cause the patient to lose weight. Due to uncontrolled diabetes, urinating\nmore frequently may make lose more calories.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Increased hunger-<\/strong> People who have diabetes Type 2\ndeveloped insulin resistance. This means the body of a person with diabetes\neither produce an adequate amount of insulin or unable to use insulin to help\nglucose get into the cells. When your cells can\u2019t absorb the glucose, your body\nstarts looking for more fuel, causing persistent hunger. Excessive glucose that\ncomes out into your urine may cause you to lose weight. The muscles and organs\nwill be low on energy and the person feel constantly hungry regardless of how\nrecently they have eaten. Diabetes patients do not get enough energy from the\nfood they eat.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Numbness in the nerves-<\/strong> Prolonged exposure to high blood\nsugar can damage an individual\u2019s nerves and may ultimately lead to diabetic\nneuropathy. Many people don\u2019t show symptoms of nerve damage while others may\nnotice numbness in the hands, feet, and toes. Diabetic neuropathy can worsen\nover time and result in severe complications if a person does not receive <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/diabetes.html\">treatment for Type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Blurred vision-<\/strong> Another indication is a blurred vision that could be\na result of rapid blood sugar changes. Vision problems usually occur early in\ncases of uncontrolled diabetes. It can result from sudden blood sugar\nelevation, which affects the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, causing fluid to\nleak into the lens of the eye. The eye problem usually resolves on its own, but\nit is always a good idea to consult a health care specialist.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nDo you have questions or concerns about Type 2\ndiabetes? Contact a health care specialist to find support. If you have\nrecently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, start receiving the treatment for Type 2 diabetes as soon\nas possible.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think that you may be experiencing early symptoms of diabetes like frequent urination, increased hunger, weight loss, and urinary tract infections, talk to your health care specialist right&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[237],"tags":[952,1556,1558,1555,1050,1557,1232],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6068,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions\/6068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}