5 signs when you should get tested for Type 2 Diabetes
The risk of developing Type 2 diabetes increases as we age, particularly for those who are overweight, have high blood pressure or a handful of other common conditions. If you're 45 or older, you should get tested for diabetes if you experience any of these five symptoms:
1. You find it tougher to see or hear clearly. Hearing loss is twice as common in people with diabetes as in those who don't have the disease, according to the association. It might be because diabetes damages blood vessels and nerves in the body, including those in the ear. When glucose builds up in the blood it can distort the shape of you're eye's lens, causing blurred vision.
2. You feel tired and grouchy: If you have Type 2 diabetes, your body isn't effectively converting glucose to energy, which could cause fatigue. If you're tired, you're likely to be grouchy, right?
3. You're experiencing odd symptoms: Some unexpected indications of diabetes can include dry, itchy skin, development of darkening and velvety patches of skin around the neck or other body parts, cuts and bruises that don't heal, and tingling and numbness of the hands and feet. Such symptoms might occur because the blood vessels and nerves are damaged by excessive glucose.
4. You feel hungry all the time: When your body doesn't use glucose effectively, it needs more fuel, so you feel hungry and eat frequently.
5. You urinate frequently and always feel thirsty: If you have diabetes, your body tries to get rid of glucose building in the blood by causing you to pee often. That, in turn, can make you dehydrated and thus, thirsty. more
1. You find it tougher to see or hear clearly. Hearing loss is twice as common in people with diabetes as in those who don't have the disease, according to the association. It might be because diabetes damages blood vessels and nerves in the body, including those in the ear. When glucose builds up in the blood it can distort the shape of you're eye's lens, causing blurred vision.
2. You feel tired and grouchy: If you have Type 2 diabetes, your body isn't effectively converting glucose to energy, which could cause fatigue. If you're tired, you're likely to be grouchy, right?
3. You're experiencing odd symptoms: Some unexpected indications of diabetes can include dry, itchy skin, development of darkening and velvety patches of skin around the neck or other body parts, cuts and bruises that don't heal, and tingling and numbness of the hands and feet. Such symptoms might occur because the blood vessels and nerves are damaged by excessive glucose.
4. You feel hungry all the time: When your body doesn't use glucose effectively, it needs more fuel, so you feel hungry and eat frequently.
5. You urinate frequently and always feel thirsty: If you have diabetes, your body tries to get rid of glucose building in the blood by causing you to pee often. That, in turn, can make you dehydrated and thus, thirsty. more
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