As the statistics show, the number of patients with diabetes mellitus doubles every 10-15 years. With such disappointing predictions, you should constantly monitor your own health and periodically check the glucose level in your blood. In the new material, let's look at the symptoms of diabetes in the first place, how to recognize them.
Diabetes mellitus - symptoms in women
The first sign of the development of the disease is a sharp weight loss. At the same time, the appetite does not decrease at all, but even on the contrary, it becomes elevated. The patient begins to eat often and much, while losing weight, some people even wake up at night from an insatiable hunger.
In addition, the first symptoms of diabetes mellitus appear unusual dryness in the mouth and, accordingly, constant thirst. In this regard, a person feels a general weakness of the body, he is tormented by drowsiness. Along with frequent urination, especially at night and evening, this significantly reduces the patient's ability to work.
From the skin, itching and pyoderma are observed, dryness and flaking. After a while, these symptoms affect the mucous membranes, including the sex organs. Because of this, sexual activity of a person decreases, psychoemotional problems begin.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus in women - symptoms and signs
This form of the disease is characterized by a sharp and very strong increase in the level of sugar in the blood, as well as a constant dependence on insulin preparations. In this case, the symptomatology has a pronounced manifestation and develops very quickly.
What are the symptoms of diabetes type 1 attention:
- impaired vision (sensation of shroud before eyes);
- tingling in the hands and feet, numbness of the limbs;
- dizziness;
- decreased body temperature;
- convulsions, most often gastrocnemius muscles;
- a slow process of healing of abrasions, cuts and wounds;
- heaviness, swelling of the legs ;
- severe dehydration of the body;
- nausea with vomiting;
- incontinence.
The above signs suggest emergency hospitalization of the patient and the introduction of insulin preparations into the blood for the immediate reduction of sugar in the blood and the restoration of normal water-salt metabolism in the body. If help is not given as quickly as possible, the symptoms will provoke someone with diabetes, which is a life-threatening condition.
Hidden form of diabetes mellitus - symptoms
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes of the second type is often called a latent form of the disease. This is due to the fact that the body does not need insulin preparations, signs of the disease develop very slowly and are practically not detected, a person simply gets used to such a condition. Imperceptible symptoms cause diabetics to be moved on their feet, without receiving qualified medical care, and the patient discovers the disease only during the progression of the disease.
Diabetes mellitus type 2 - symptoms in women:
- uncaused rhinitis and cough;
- suppurative skin inflammations, boils ;
- xanthomas (small growths on the body of yellow color);
- intensive hair growth on the face;
- inflammatory processes in the genital area, persistent itching and burning in the perineum.
These signs usually do not occur simultaneously with this form of the disease. Ignoring symptoms in diabetes mellitus leads to gangrene - total disruption of blood circulation, accumulation of iron sulphide in tissues and gradual necrosis (dying out). This complication often ends badly, by amputation of the fingers or the entire limb.