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Diabetes can be one of the worst lifestyle disorders. It can even affect your overall health, increasing your risk of kidney problems, digestive problems and heart disease.
There are two forms of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is essentially genetic in nature, but type 2 diabetes is the one that results from wrong lifestyle choices. Here are some lifestyle-related factors that increase your risk of developing diabetes:
1. Eating junk food
2. Do not exercise
3. I don’t go for regular check-ups
4. Do not practice portion control
5. Not controlling your weight
Yes, these are extremely common habits that most of us are guilty of.
HERE ARE 8 WARNING SIGNS THAT YOUR BODY STEPS YOUR WAY TO HELP YOU REALIZE YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE:
1. THIRST
If you are constantly thirsty despite a healthy water intake, you may need to be checked for diabetes. When you have diabetes, your kidneys have to work extra hard to regulate excess glucose. This glucose is released in the urine and some very essential minerals are also flushed out of the body, leaving you feeling dehydrated.
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2. FREQUENT URINATION
This is actually a cause behind the dehydration. The logic is the same as above. Your body must remove extra glucose from the body. Therefore, you need to urinate more often if you have diabetes.
3. HUNGER
When you have diabetes, the body cannot digest glucose, which is necessary to release energy. When this excess glucose isn’t digested, you don’t feel like you have enough energy and can lead to hunger.
4. DRY SKIN
High blood sugar makes your skin tissues more prone to dryness. Therefore, you may feel itchy and more prone to skin infections.
5. TINTING FEELING IN THE LIMBS
Diabetes damages the nerves that send signals from the brain to the limbs. This makes you feel numbness and tingling.
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6. SLOW HEALING
Diabetes slows down the process of cell regeneration and thus slows down the healing process.
7. SORES
This happens as a result of blood vessel damage caused by diabetes.
8. LOSE WEIGHT
Some people also experience weight loss because insufficient insulin does not allow glucose to release energy. Therefore, the body begins to burn existing fat to fuel itself. This leads to weight loss.
ARE YOU AT RISK?
There are some people who are prone to developing diabetes. Here are risk factors to consider to assess your risk:
If you are over 45 and lead a sedentary lifestyle.
If you are overweight.
If you don’t exercise at all.
If it runs in your family.
If you have a blood pressure problem.
If you have a cholesterol problem.
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The good news is that you can prevent diabetes by living a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and regular exercise.
On World Health Day, we recommend that you make a lifestyle change and be more vigilant for the first signs of diabetes.
(This story was originally published on HealthShots.com)