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Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is the most serious form of diabetes to have. Type 1 Diabetes was also formerly known as Juvenile Diabetes and Insulin Dependant Diabetes. The reasons being, the signs and symptoms of diabetes Type 1 typically become clear during childhood or young adulthood, and the sufferer is dependant on insulin injections to live. A Type 1 Diabetic requires insulin injections because their own natural insulin producing organ, the pancreas has, for one reason or another, failed. Although this form of diabetes is very treatable, it cannot be avoided. Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and was formerly known as Adult Diabetes and Non-insulin Dependant Diabetes. The reasons for this are the signs and symptoms of diabetes Type 2 usually begin in adulthood, and the sufferer isn't usually – although now, some are – dependant upon insulin injections. Type 2 Diabetics can suffer from low insulin production, but the vast majority of the time they suffer from what is known as ‘Insulin Resistance'. This is where insulin is in fact present in the blood stream, but the cells which once welcomed the insulin baring glucose now resist. Type 2 Diabetes has strong links with obesity and unhealthy living, and in some cases can be avoided completely, or in all cases, controlled very effectively. Gestational Diabetes is a form of temporary diabetes which occurs during pregnancy, hence the name. Due to the delicate nature of pregnancy, this can be the worst time to develop diabetes if undiagnosed. The worst case scenarios for untreated Gestational Diabetes are the baby may be born still born or with respiratory and cardiac problems. Gestational Diabetes if not treated from an early stage can also open up the door of susceptibility for permanent forms of diabetes further down the line for both mother and child. Due to hormonal changes during pregnancy, the symptoms of this form of diabetes can often be the hardest to distinguish from routine pregnancy, such as tiredness, increased hunger and thirst, blurred vision and so forth. Typically the first set of symptoms suffered by any undiagnosed diabetes sufferer is Hyperglycaemia , which is an excess of blood sugar, due to insulin resistance or lack of insulin. With Hyperglycaemia, the following set of symptoms can be expected:
It is absolutely essential to all those experiencing signs and symptoms of diabetes, especially in the case of Gestational Diabetes where symptoms are often ignored, to not ignore them and to see your G.P. |