Discover the symptoms of type I diabetes

October 26, 2008 by Leila

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Diabetes has become a common medical condition and its prevalence has greatly increased over the past few decades. Although this situation is nothing to be proud of, there are a lot of people out there who ignore the symptoms and its effects whole heartedly. The truth of the matter is that if you recognize the symptoms of type I diabetes and follow medication as prescribed by the physicians, you will do a great favor to yourself because the dark side of diabetes become apparent with age and if you hadn’t taken precautions and all due care by then, you will be in deep trouble which invites pure suffocation.

So let’s take a look at the symptoms and possible actions that can be taken on behalf of them. Remember that type I diabetes takes only a few weeks to develop and the common symptoms include, the need to urine often, fatigue, excessive thirst, blurred vision  in some people, feeling nausea or feeling sick, loss of weight and increased appetite. However, it should be noted that all these symptoms will not be present in a single person. Some may show all symptoms while the others may show a combination of a few. The combinations too will vary from person to person depending on their life styles, eating habits and body mechanics.

If type I diabetes is not treated at its inception i.e. the stage in which a person shows the above mentioned symptoms, the chances are that he/she will develop a condition called diabetic kitoacidosis, commonly known as DKA. At the latter stage, one would develop symptoms such as stomach pain, vomiting, increased and rapid breathing patterns, insomnia and increased pulse rate. The worst part is yet to be revealed; if diabetic kitoacidosis is left untreated, it may end up in coma and/or death.

So if you become aware of any one of these symptoms, the first thing that you should do is seek medical assistance. Your practitioner or physician will be able to tell you what immediate measures to take and how to go on about handling the condition. Once all medical treatments and tests have been done and once you are on your own, you should become more responsible about yourself than before. i.e. you should take better care of yourself and probably will also have to adjust to a new way of life.

The life changes following the symptoms of type I diabetes is not as bad as it may appeal. If you are careful about your health and well-being and if you are a tad bit more concerned about it than you used to be, the life style changes will not become a burden to you. So start off with simple things such as checking your blood glucose levels regularly, consuming balanced diets, getting regular exercise and abiding by medical instructions provided by your doctor.

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