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Sep 6, 2024 · Diabetes causes diabetic neuropathy or damage to the nerves. This can affect your perception of heat, cold, and pain. It can also make you more susceptible to injury. The chances that you won’t ...
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Mar 27, 2024 · Some of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are: Feeling more thirsty than usual. Urinating often. Losing weight without trying. Presence of ketones in the urine. Ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of muscle and fat that happens when there's not enough available insulin. Feeling tired and weak.
Jun 5, 2024 · Takeaways. Diabetes often starts with mild symptoms such as feeling very hungry and tired, needing to pee a lot, being very thirsty, having a dry mouth, itchy skin, and blurry vision. Type 1 ...
Severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia): Hypoglycemia happens when your blood sugar level drops below the range that’s healthy for you. Severe hypoglycemia is very low blood sugar. It mainly affects people with diabetes who use insulin. Signs include blurred or double vision, clumsiness, disorientation and seizures.
Jan 30, 2023 · Type 1: Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas, where insulin is made. It’s unclear what causes this attack. Type 2: Type 2 ...
Jan 15, 2019 · Diabetes affect on the skin is usually a result of its affect on the nerves and circulation which can lead to dry skin, slow healing of cuts, burns and wounds, fungal and bacterial infections and loss of feeling in the foot. People with diabetes are recommended to have their feet checked at least once a year.
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May 15, 2024 · Having high blood sugar from diabetes over time can cause serious health complications. Heart — Damaging blood vessels and causing high blood pressure, a heart attack, or heart failure. Eyes — Damaging the small blood vessels at the back of the eyes, leading to vision loss. Feet — Reducing blood flow and damaging nerves, making a wound ...