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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Warning Signs Diabetes

Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms

Symptoms


The process that destroys the insulin-producing beta cells can be a long and insidious one. At the point when insulin production bottoms out, however, type 1 diabetes usually appears suddenly and progresses quickly. Warning signs of type 1 diabetes include:

  • Frequent urination (in children, a recurrence of bed-wetting after toilet training has been completed)
  • Unusual thirst, especially for sweet, cold drinks
  • Extreme hunger
  • Sudden, sometimes dramatic, weight loss
  • Weakness
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Blurred ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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I Just Don’t Want To Be Different
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert

...the hallway at school and have someone yell, "Hey Diabetes!" or "Yo, Insulin!" Yet, at the same... Read more »

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Chromium Picolinate
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...and biotin can help people with poorly controlled diabetes to improve blood glucose levels.  ... Read more »

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FDA Advisors advise continued access to Avandia
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...Avandia increases cardiac ischemic risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus? If yes, is there... Read more »

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Has Your Loved One Has Lost Ground Mentally After Hospitalization? It May Be the Anesthetic
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

Frequently, I talk with people who have gotten their elderly parent home from a hospital stay,... Read more »

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Two Types
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

One sad aspect of the diabetes world is the way people with the two major types of diabetes -- ... Read more »

Health Guide

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...·        Maintain healthy blood pressure ·        Stop smoking·        Control diabetes·        Manage cholesterol levels·        Maintain a healthy... Read more »
What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes
Long-Term ComplicationsType 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes
Long-Term ComplicationsPatients with diabetes have higher mortality rates than nondiabetics regardless of sex, age, or other factors. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in these... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...- your age, sex and genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis - and those you can influence, like diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise and obesity.... Read more »

Medications

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...sugar level rise, therefore causing or worsening diabetes. This high blood sugar can rarely... Read more »

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...blood sugar level rise, which can cause or worsen diabetes. High blood sugar can rarely cause... Read more »

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...likely to occur in patients with kidney disease, diabetes, or serious illness or in the elderly.... Read more »

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...products you may use, especially of: drugs to treat diabetes (e.g., insulin, sulfonylureas... Read more »

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...tobacco use, alcohol use, having high cholesterol/diabetes, or history of heart disease. Discuss... Read more »

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