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Symptoms of Uncontrolled Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that results in excess glucose or sugar in the bloodstream. Without treatment to control diabetes, high blood glucose levels causes a variety of symptoms.

  1. Excess Urination and Thirst

    • In order to eliminate the sugar in the body, the kidneys continuously excrete bodily fluids, causing excessive urination. This leads to dehydration in the body, marked by insatiable thirst and significant weight loss.

    Mental Effects

    • Excess sugar makes patients feel drowsy and sluggish. It also makes concentration difficult, resulting in poor performance at work or school.

    Sensation

    • High blood sugar levels frequently cause headaches as well as pain and tingling in the feet. Excess glucose also causes numbness and loss of sensation in the feet.

    Vision Problems

    • The dehydrating effects of high glucose levels affect the eyes, drying the lenses and resulting in blurry vision. If diabetes is uncontrolled for long enough, it can cause blindness.

    Infections

    • High levels of glucose inhibit the immune system, leading to infections of the gums, boils, yeast infections and urinary tract infections, as well as frequent colds and flu. Sores and wounds also heal at a slow rate.

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