How to determine type 2 diabetes? | Factors triggering the development of diabetes | Attention
Do I have diabetes?
The development of type 2 diabetes can last several years. Some people do not even suspect that they have a serious illness.
But still, if you carefully pay attention to your health and pay attention to the body’s signals, you can catch the disease at an early stage.
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How to determine type 2 diabetes in yourself
- drastically increased fluid intake, and this is not a temporary phenomenon;
- constant craving for urination;
- poor general health – dizziness, weakness, fatigue, while working capacity does not normalize even after a good rest;
- any changes in vision can be a symptom of damage to the retina due to diabetes;
- a constant feeling of hunger, even after a full meal;
- unusual skin problems – rashes, itching, pigmentation;
- long healing of wounds, even with ordinary cuts;
- decreased immunity;
- muscle weakness;
- sudden weight gain.
There is an opinion that craving for sweets can be a sign of diabetes. This is not true. The fact is that type 2 diabetes often develops in people whose diet consists mainly of simple carbohydrates.
After diagnosis, the patient needs a decrease in carbohydrate intake, which is why there is a craving for sweets. But rather, it should be considered as a psychological problem.
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Factors triggering the development of diabetes
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have different causes of development, and therefore they need to be described separately.
Type 1 diabetes can be caused by:
- heredity;
- fear or stress;
- viruses;
- medications;
- injuries and surgeries of the pancreas;
- disturbances in the system of enzyme formation;
- congenital pathology of the pancreas.
With type 2 diabetes, the main impetus for the development of the disease is obesity. Even with a small deviation from the norm, the risk of developing diabetes is increased.
Other risk factors: hypertension, heart and vascular diseases, pancreatitis, endocrine pathologies, complications of pregnancy and childbirth, alcoholism, age over 40, living in an area with high radiation levels.
Attention! People who follow a gluten-free diet and do not suffer from celiac disease increase their risk of developing diabetes.