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 * Effects of Diabetes**

Symptoms that usually occur when you first develop Type 1 diabetes are: The effects above tend to develop quite quickly, over just a few days or weeks. Though, after treatment is started the symptoms soon settle and go. However, //without treatment//, the blood glucose level becomes very high and acids form in the bloodstream ('ketosis'). If this continues you will become dehydrated, and are likely to go into a coma and die. (The reason you make a lot of urine and become thirsty is because glucose leaks into your urine which 'pulls out' extra water through the kidneys.)
 * you are very thirsty a lot of the time.
 * you pass a lot of urine.
 * tiredness, weight loss, and feeling generally unwell or sick.

For Type 2 diabetes, the four common symptoms are similar to those of Type 1 diabetes: The reason why you make a lot of urine is the same reason for with Type 1 diabetes. Symptoms may develop so gradually that you can become used to being thirsty and tired. You may not recognize that you are ill with this type of diabetes for some time. Some people also develop blurred vision and frequent infections such as recurring thrush. However, some people with Type 2 diabetes do not have any symptoms if the blood glucose level is not too high. But even if you do not have symptoms, you should still have treatment to reduce the risk of developing complications.
 * being thirsty a lot of the time.
 * passing large amounts of urine.
 * tiredness.
 * weight loss.

When a person has high levels of sugar, or glucose in their body, the extra excess glucose can attach to proteins in blood vessels, altering and changing it's normal structure and function, causing problems from there. Diabetes Type 1 and 2 can cause damage to the eyes, nerves, kidney, and blood vessels.

> It can cause chemical imbalance in the blood causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion etc. Google Images
 * High levels of glucose in the blood can cause diabetic neuropathy, causing damage to the blood vessels that supply the nerves and also, the nerves itself causing gradual loss of sensation primarily in hands and feet which may spread up the limbs.
 * Damage to the blood vessels in the light-sensitive retina at the back of the eye, which affects both the eyes and if left untreated can result in loss of vision or blindness.
 * Damage to the blood vessels in the kidneys and destroys the kidneys function of removing wastes and excess water from the body. Symptoms include vomiting, breathlessness, drowsiness etc.
 * It can cause hypoglycemia (a disorder where the blood sugar falls to abnormally low levels) by the gradual build up of glucose lowering drugs in the blood or excessive dose of insulin in relation to food consumption. A new born baby of a diabetic mother can also develop hypoglycemia.
 * Bacteria thrives on glucose rich blood and urine, people with uncontrolled diabetes are more prone to urinary tract infection.

Quiz Questions: What are the main effects and symptoms of diabetes?

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