Diabetes Signs And Symptoms

Diabetes Signs And Symptoms

Warning Signs and Symptoms of a Pending Stroke Attack?

Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain has been halted due to a clot or bleeding into the brain. Therefore, blood is unable to reach all destinations of the brain, resulting in a stroke.  The person experiencing a stroke will begin exhibit signs and symptoms.  Some signs come and go usually within 5 minutes and leaves no lasting effects.  However, symptoms lasting longer may indicate a major stroke is occurring.  Even if symptoms are short lived, it is imperative to get medical help immediately.  If not treated as soon as possible, major brain damage and life long disabilities could result.

What are the signs?

Tingling sensation in the face or extremities
Paralysis or weakness on one side
Difficulty speaking
Inability to understand speech
Blindness
Dizziness
Pain
Nausea/vomiting
Sudden intense headache

If you or anyone around you is having these symptoms, call 911 and get emergency medical help right away.

Stroke risks:

Age - After age 55, the risks double every 10 years.
Family history and ethnicity.
Gender:  Women are less likely than men to suffer a stroke.  
Previous stroke
Atrial Fibrillation
Fractures of the long bone resulting in a fat embolism

Reducing your risks:

Take blood pressure medications as prescribed and monitor your blood pressures.
Reduce high cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Monitor blood sugar levels daily before meals and at bedtime.
Increase exercise
Eat a healthy diet
Quit smoking

Diagnosis is determined via CT, MRI, or angiogram.  These tests help to determine what type of stroke has occurred, it's location, and the extent of damage caused.

Treatment involves clot busters, such as tPA that must be given within hours of onset of symptoms.  Surgical intervention is an option for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.

After Care:

Patients who have survived a stroke may require rehabilitation utilizing speech, occupational, and physical therapies. Recovery can take a few days to a year or more to regain lost functions.  

Medications include:

Thrombolytics - Clot busters the lyse or break up blood clots.  the debris is cleaned up by phagocytic cells.
Antiplatelet - Prevents platelet from sticking together, thus preventing clot formation.
Anticoagulants - Stops clots from forming, particularly those with A-fib who are prone to blood clots due to the rapid contractions of the atria of the heart.

If you have other chronic disease present, such as diabetes or hypertension, keeping these values in the normal range will help to prevent, or lessen the likelihood of a stroke event.

Regular exercise 3 days per week will help to reduce hypertension.  High blood pressure is the major cause of stoke and is a factor in hemorrhagic strokes.

Healthy eating consists of a diet containing whole grains and nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats, and foods low in fat and high in fiber help to lower your risks that cause strokes.

About the Author

Barb Hicks is a licensed registered nurse who loves to write and share. She has an online classroom at Clivir.com where she shares her knowledge about Stroke Warning Signs and Symptoms and Medication for Stroke.

what are the signs and Symptoms Of Diabetes?

I was just wondering What Are The Symptoms Of Diabetes. Could these be any.
1) I sleep 12 hours and still really tired when i wake up.

2) I'm always cold.

3) Ive got very bad circulation.

4) I go to the toilet at least 2 times at night (pee)

could these be any of the signs . I'm overweight 19yrs old but i'm on a diet ive complety cut out all sweets, chocolate, biscuits ect.

thanks for any advice xx

Diabetes Type 1: Symtoms of type 2

In type 1, the pancreas stop producing insulin, due to autuimmune response or possibly viral attack on pancreas. In absence of insulin, body cells does not get glucose for producing ATP (Adenosin Triphosphate) units which results into primary symptom in the form of nausea and vomiting. In latter stage which leads to ketoacidosis in which body starts breaking down muscle tissue and fat for energy, there is consequently fast weight loss. Dehydration is also usually observed due to electrolyte disturbance. In advance stages even coma and death, are being witnessed.

Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

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