Learning About Diagnosing Common Health Problems

Posted on: 14 June 2017

Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes, is not a disease that only young children can get. The symptoms for type 1 diabetes can come on quickly, more slowly, and on some people they are go unnoticed and undiagnosed for months or years. Without being aware of these symptoms if you are newly diabetic, your health can be at risk this disease can cause serious conditions. Here are some tips of symptoms you should look for in yourself or others and how you should get treatment.

Beginning Symptoms

Some of the beginning symptoms associated with diabetes begins with feeling thirsty that can increase to serious dehydration and an extreme thirst. This results in excessive urination. As your blood sugar levels increase, your body tries to eliminate the excess sugar by flushing it with fluids, causing you to become excessively thirsty. Your skin may feel dry and you will feel very tired, as your body is being starved of the glucose it needs to function.

Another type of diabetes symptom is nausea and vomiting, which is also a result of your body's attempt to eliminate the high levels of sugar from your body. Your vision can also change causing you to see images blurry, and you may find it difficult to breathe.

Advanced Problems

As your body is continually starved of sugars, it will begin to break down fats stored within your body to convert them to energy. This results in weight loss, and a fruity smell on your breath.

While your body is working hard to convert fats to energy and eliminate the sugars from your blood, this process can put excess strain on your kidneys, eyes, blood vessels, nerves, and cause inflammation in your gums. In younger children, undiagnosed diabetes with high levels of sugar can slow the development of their brain and also cause permanent brain damage and death.

Immediate Treatments

If you begin to see any of the beginning symptoms of diabetes in yourself or a member of your family or a friend, it is important to seek immediate medical attention. You can go to an urgent care treatment facility, or go to the emergency room if it is after hours. If your doctor has any openings for the same day you can see them, but do not put off getting a diagnosis. Delaying your diagnosis by even one day can cause you to experience some of the more serious symptoms of this disease.

Once at your nearest medical facility, the staff will perform a simple blood test to determine if you have diabetes. Then, they can administer insulin to you and get you feeling better and learning to manage your diabetes with insulin.

Diabetes is a serious disease that can happen at any stage of your or your child's life and it is important to recognize the symptoms to get treatment for it as soon as possible. Visit a local urgent care for more help.