Diabetes signs and symptoms major ones

A contagious disease is an infectious disease, diseases which are easily transmitted by physical contact with the suffering person or by the objects touch by them.

Example of contagious disease is flu. This is easily transmitted when there is a physical contact with the suffering individual or by the objects touched by him.

Diabetes is non contagious disease. It doesn't spread by any physical contact. Diabetes is chronic and deadly too.

Diabetes is a condition when there is high glucose level in the body. This may be due to low production of insulin or the insulin production had stopped. Diabetes is mainly classified into two major type. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is a condition when there is no insulin in the body. This halt in production is mainly due to autoimmune system of the human body which destroys the beta cells of the pancreas which are responsible for production of insulin.

Type 1 diabetes is more common among young adults and teenagers and insulin is common dose for type 1 diabetic people. So it is also known by the names Juvenile diabetes or Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

95 percent of the people suffering with diabetes are with type 2. It is to people who are above 40 years of age and here insulin is not a must dose. So it also known by the names Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or Adult onset diabetes.

Most of the diabetes signs and symptoms of both the types of diabetes are almost similar.

The common symptoms for diabetes are

Fatigue : As glucose remains in the blood and it is not converted to energy, a person feels tired and tends to sleep

Unexplained weight loss: As necessary calories are not developed in the body weight loss is a common symptom in diabetic person.

Increased Urination: It is due to kidneys spilling the excess sugar present in the blood. Hence there is an increase in amount of urine in made. This leads to dehydration in the body as sugar takes away large amount of water content along with it.

Increased thirst: Increase in urination leads to increased thirst. To compensate the loss of water the body signals of thirst

Excessive eating :This is common in type 2 diabetes people as the body makes excessive insulin due to insulin resistance. The function of insulin is to stimulate hunger.

Poor wound healing: High glucose level is harmful to the body in many ways. It affects the immune system of the body. Immune system of the body defends against the bacteria and helps in cleaning up dead tissues and cells. It affects wound healing in the body

Nerve damage: It is associated with high blood sugar levels. A person gets irritated, agitated, or confused most of the times.

Infections : Skin infections, yeast infections and frequent urinary tract infections occurs these are due to high blood sugar level in the body, which prevents immune system of the body to act effectively.