Blood Glucose Higher than Normal can Equal Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the blood glucose levels are above normal.  Diabetes can cause serious health complications including blindness, lower extremity amputations, heart disease and kidney failure.  Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death among individuals in the

Most of the foods that are taken into our bodies turn into glucose or sugar for energy.  The pancreas, makes a hormone called insulin to help the glucose get into the cells within the human body. 

When an individual is diagnosed with diabetes it is normally explained that the human body does not make enough insulin or cannot use its own insulin as it should.

Symptoms of diabetes can include excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, sudden vision changes, frequent urination, numbness in the hands and feet, extreme fatigue and multiple infections and sores that take a much longer time to heal. 

A medical provider will order a series of test including a series of blood work in order to definitively reach a diagnosis of diabetes. 

There are several types of diabetes and they are more commonly known as Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes and Gestational diabetes.  Type 1 diabetes is known as insulin dependent diabetes, type 2 diabetes is referred to as non-insulin dependent diabetes and Gestational diabetes is brought on by being pregnant and normally will correct itself after birth.

Diabetes can be very serious and can be deadly if not property treated. If you have a family history of diabetes and if you are experiencing one or more of the traditional symptoms of diabetes you should seek medical treatment immediately.