Question 1

When should I be worried about diabetes? What are the signs?

Accepted Answer

Although Diabetes has few symptoms and signs, most of the times patients would not show any. Hence, any person who has unhealthy habits and other risk factors should be careful in regular monitoring.

Question 2

What is a diabetic doctor called?

Accepted Answer

Internal medicine specialist or Diabetologist.

Question 3

Why does diabetes lead to so many other medical issues?

Accepted Answer

With time, raised blood sugar levels can damage the blood vessels and nerves that control the heart. Additionally, people with diabetes are also more likely to have other conditions that raise the risk for heart disease such as high blood pressure and deranged cholesterol or triglyceride levels.

Question 4

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Babies of GDM mothers may have more birth weight, preterm birth and respiratory distress, low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures, still birth and obesity/ diabetes later in their life.

Question 5

Can you get diabetes even if you are healthy?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes is condition for which exact cause is unknown. Although being unhealthy interms of obesity and other comorbid conditions increase the risk of developing diabetes, there are other causes such as family history/ presence of autoantibodies/ polycystic ovarian syndrome etc which increase the risk.

Question 6

What are the symptoms of acute kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms and signs include decreased urine output, fluid retention causing swelling in your legs/ ankles or feet, shortness of breath, fatigue, confusion, nausea, weakness, irregular heartbeat, chest pain or pressure and seizures or coma in severe case.

When should I be worried about diabetes? What are the signs?

When should I be worried about diabetes? What are the signs?

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