The first signs of diabetes in women and men, detected in the laboratory, is the blood sugar content that exceeds the norm. The body tries to fight this phenomenon in order to remove excess substances from the urine, the blood is diluted with water. In this case, signs of diabetes are manifested:
- intense thirst;
- due to the large amount of drinking water, the frequency and volume of urination increases significantly;
- Due to the large amount of sugar in the urine, it becomes more thick and sticky.
With the disease, a person can consume from 3 to 20 liters of fluid per day, but does not feel relief. Quite often, the first signs of diabetes in women are expressed in sleep disturbance. To drink water, they wake up at night, and in the evening put a glass next to the bed.
Despite the high content of glucose in the blood, it does not enter the tissue, and starvation of the body begins. This leads to the following manifestations of the disease:
- severe hunger and uncontrolled appetite;
- muscle weakness;
- state of fainting;
- strong weight loss (up to 20 kg) in a very short time;
- decrease in immunity.
Sugar diabetes in women: secondary symptoms
There are secondary signals of the disease in women:
- In the absence of the necessary treatment, type I diabetics lose weight rapidly, they can develop acute, life-threatening conditions, in particular, ketoacidotic coma. A disease of this type is more often observed in young people, it can develop in the first years of life.
- Patients with type II of this disease are characterized by obesity. Symptoms of the disease in many cases in both men and women are expressed rather weakly. The disease can begin gradually without an acute manifestation of characteristic phenomena.
Usually, the first signs of diabetes in women are found in old or middle age.
When the sugar level is almost double the upper acceptable limit, laboratory signs of the disease reach critical levels. At this time, the same substance in the urine begins to be detected. This leads to another manifestation of diabetes, namely, infection of the urinary tract occurs.
There are other ailments characteristic of this disease. Sometimes you may suspect that diabetes is developing. Reasons, signs may be the following:
- Frequent infectious and colds, such as acute respiratory infections, bronchitis, pneumonia. They can manifest themselves in various ways, but are almost always accompanied by cough, runny nose, fever.
- Often, diabetics at a fairly early age develop angina, the risk of stroke or heart attack increases.
- Nervous sensitivity and blood circulation in the legs are impaired, which leads to the development of a
diabetic foot. In especially difficult situations, signs of the disease, such as ulcers, that do not heal for a long time, may appear.
- In most cases, diabetics have acute vision problems. This is one of the reasons as a result of which they become regular customers of the optometrist. It is here that the first signs of diabetes in women or men, such as a change and
detachment of the retina , can be detected
.- Often, due to the disease, renal failure may develop. In this case, itchy skin, insomnia or nightmares are added to the main signs.