Diabetes is a condition where the body is unable to convert sugar into the energy needed by the body. This results in the sugar remaining in the blood from where it is passed into the urine and leaves the body instead of going into the muscles where it is to be utilized as energy. This means that he body loses its major fuel source as the glucose/ sugar is excretion as waste, whether the body has it in large amounts or not.
It’s been estimated that about 7.8 percent of the population of the United States or about 23.6 million people are living with diabetes. 5.7 million of them haven’t been diagnosed but the remaining 17.9 million of them have. Meanwhile, on a yearly basis, another 1.6 million people whose age range from 20 years and above are also diagnosed with diabetes. Despite all this, it is quit unfortunate that a lot of people still have no idea they have diabetes until they visit their doctors for an annual or physical checkup and it is discovered after a urine analysis or a blood sugar level test that they have the disease. Concerned family members, in many cases, see some changes in the diabetic that he/she may totally ignore. It is essential to properly monitor your body and watch out for any of these symptoms: Continue reading “Diabetes – 7 Critical Symptoms of Diabetes that should Alert You to the Presence of the Disease”