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Most people don’t wake up one day with full-blown diabetes.

It can sweep over you like a creepy fog, slow, silent and definitely unnoticed until it takes a root.

Before diabetes fully develops your body will send out supple distress signals showing you the problem but most people are not in tune or aware of what is happening and often have other issues going on within their mind or body and general awareness.

It is essential right now that you identify and understand the early signs which can make the difference between a standard management level of the symptoms or serious life changing and lifelong health conditions all revolving around diabetes and its symptoms.

If you have early-stage diabetes and it came upon you out of nowhere unexpectedly the chances are high that most people have literally and relentlessly indulged in high amounts of sugar and carbohydrates eating junk food multiple times a day combined with bad fats ignoring all the signs, the symptoms and the weight gain.

Diets high in refined sugars, carbohydrates, and ultra-processed foods are associated with an increased risk of diabetes.

Poorly managed diabetes can increase the risk of serious health complications.

The side effects!

The most serious side effects include cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, kidney failure, and one of the worst is vision loss, in simple terms, that’s blindness!

These complications will develop over a period of time due to very high glucose levels which damage internal blood vessels and mess up organ function.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death among people with diabetes.

Very high blood sugar levels can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Kidney failure is when excessive glucose damages delicate filtering units within the kidneys. Now over time this reduces the kidneys’ ability to clear out and remove waste products from within the bloodstream.

Diabetic neuropathy can increase the risk of infections and, in severe cases, amputation.

Vision loss, also known as blindness, can result from what is called diabetic retinopathy which is a damage within the eye retina to the blood vessels and if untreated can lead to permanent vision impairment.

Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with lifestyle factors such as inactivity, diet, and obesity.

Early intervention may help improve blood sugar management.

Before you do anything further today after reading this article, take a visit to YouTube and watch some videos from people who had serious weight issues, diabetes and all its complications and how well they turned their life around which is usually the result of fear and the stress of realising where they’re heading if they didn’t change their lifestyle. You can do it too!

Early warning signs!

Extreme or unusual fatigue, tiredness!

Common reasons are your body may be having trouble using glucose which is your blood’s energy or sugar source.

When the body cells don’t receive the fuel they need, your energy levels crash. Often this is your blood sugar level talking to you, it’s giving you a warning and again you are ignoring it because you don’t know the signs!

Thirst

We’ve all heard of diabetics having an unquenchable thirst and again this is the early signs which is often the result of dehydration due to high blood sugar levels causing your kidneys to work harder to wash out the excess sugars or glucose. This results in a lot of pp time, lots of visits to the loo!

Then you drink more water to quench that thirst and then you visit the loo for more pp time and then you’re thirsty again. You are now in a loop and again you ignore the warning signs.

Eyesight

Blurred vision, when your eyesight starts acting up just enough that seems to be something wrong, blurry, strained or hard to focus are the first warning signs!

This is often because the very high blood sugar levels cause the lens in the eyes to swell distorting the ability to see clearly and in the early stages it’s not permanent but it’s a warning flag and it’s gently waving in front of your face or should I say in front of your eyes and you still don’t pay attention to it!

Slow Healing

Another sign is slow healing wounds where your cuts take more than is normal of an amount of time to heal.

Bruises and cuts stay around way too long and again elevated blood sugar levels reduce circulation and damages nerves making it very difficult and sometimes impossible for your body to repair itself.

Tingling hands or feet

Pins and needles sensations in your hands or feet may not be due to bad posture or sleeping in the wrong position or even trapping a nerve. It may be what’s called peripheral neuropathy.

And again, another sign that high blood sugars may be starting to damage your nerves!

Cravings

These patterns may be associated with blood sugar fluctuations.

Insulin resistance messes with your body’s ability to regulate your energy levels and your appetite and it does it brilliantly, a boast you don’t need!

Insulin resistance truly messes with your body’s ability to regulate energy levels and subsequently your appetite, your appetite becomes chaotic and the results are intense cravings, mood swings, irritation and the possible ending of friendships!

Brain fog

Brain fog is when you’re not thinking clearly. Early insulin resistance and glucose imbalances can affect your ability to function and think properly or clearly. These symptoms may have multiple possible causes.

The solution

A blood sugar test can help provide clarity.

In most cases people who have eaten to excess, are seriously overweight or obese know they have psychological and especially emotional issues behind this eating and maybe it’s time to look deep within at the causes of why food has become so comforting!

The central problem to all of this is your emotional and psychological structure which may need looking at or you may need assistance in that area along with the transformation of your diet.

Some people report improved blood sugar control after adopting specific dietary approaches.

As previously mentioned, do a search on YouTube and listen to people who have reversed their diabetes and the path they went down to get help or even done it themselves.

The information on this page is for information and educational purposes only and must not be relied upon has correct medical advice. You must seek the advice of your GP or Doctor before making any changes to your lifestyle, diet or medications.

If all this seems daunting and scary, it is!

If this helps you change then great! It may support better health outcomes.

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