3) THE BASIC CAUSES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
b) Symptoms of Type 2 DiabetesSymptoms of type 2 diabetes include:
1, Frequent urination (because the kidneys have to excrete the excess sugar)
2, Excessive thirst (water is required to excrete the excess sugar)
3, Increased fatigue (the body cells can't get sugar which is their energy source)
4, Depression (the brain cells can't get sugar which is their energy source)
5, Irritability (the brain cells can't get sugar which is their energy source)
6, Anxiety (low blood sugar)
7, Blurry vision (high sugar levels affect the nerves to the eyes)
8, Extreme hunger (cells that can't get sugar send out "hunger hormones")
9, Nausea (the inability of the vagus nerve cells to get sugar)
10, Fast heartbeat (low blood sugar)
11, Dry skin and brittle hair
12, Trembling (low blood sugar)
13, Sweating (low blood sugar)
14, Feeling faint (low blood sugar)
15, Impotence in both men and women (vagus nerve damage, low free male hormone)
16, Weight gain (sugar is shunted into fat cells)Note that the individual with type 2 diabetes typically suffers both high and low blood sugar and thus can show signs of both (high blood sugar is termed hyperglycemia and low blood sugar is hypoglycemia). Note also that many of these conditions are attributed to other causes when they occur, causing misdiagnosis. For instance, an older male who gets up frequently in the night to urinate will be told he has an enlarged prostrate when the symptom may well be from diabetes. Fatigue, depression, irritability and anxiety can be attributed to mental conditions.
Many people with type 2 diabetes show no symptoms at all. It is not unusual for someone with type 2 diabetes to immediately require hospitalization and to be close to death without anyone knowing they have type 2 diabetes. Another common occurance is for the individual to have a heart attack only to find out they have type 2 diabetes. All of the above symptoms can be caused by many other diseases. And none of them are really serious enough to even warrant a trip to the doctor. When any "normal individual" over the age of 40 has a physical exam by a doctor and cholesterol and other blood tests are run, they should ask for a copy of the blood analysis and look at the "fasting glucose level". If it is over 100 they are prediabetic and need to act accordingly. If the "fasting glucose level" is above 125 they have type 2 diabetes. The author always got a copy of his cholesterol blood workups but never looked at anything but the cholesterol. Then he would fill the records for future reference. Turns out his "fasting blood glucose" levels had hit 167 six years before he was actually diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes by another doctor. When he was diagnosed the author realized that he had about ten of the above 16 symptoms. Doctors can miss things!
Current chapter: THE BASIC CAUSES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
a) Underlying Mechanism of Type 2 Diabetes
b) Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
c) Tests for Diabetes
d) Insulin Resistance
e) The Complexity of Diabetes
f) Poisoning of Body Protein
g) Diabetes, Protein Poisoning and Cognitive Thinking
h) Protein Poisoning and A1c
i) Well Cooked Meat and Protein Poisoning
j) Beta Cell Death in Type 2 Diabetes
k) The Hypoglycemic Spike Effect
l) The "Dawn Phenomenon"
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