The following are some of the things that people who are prone to diabetes must consider.

1. Diabetes Symptoms
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At the same time, saying we can cure, get rid of, beat, stop, heal, eliminate, fix or halt diabetes is
not in line with pharmaceutical treatment and the diabetes authorities. Yet there are ways to fight
diabetes naturally.
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People who are prone to diabetes—especially those who have the disease in
their family's history—should consider that there is a great possibility that they or
their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very
informed about the condition. The following are some the things that people who
are prone to diabetes must consider:
1. TYPE OF DIABETES. Experts say that the severity of diabetes can be
determined through its types including 'type 1diabetes" also known as "juvenile
diabetes" or "insulin-dependent diabetes" which is an auto-immune type targeting
the body's immune system and the least common type; the 'type 2 diabetes" also
known as "non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" or "adult-onset diabetes"
which is affects the amount of insulin produced in the person's body, and
"gestational diabetes" which is common among women who are conceiving or
pregnant.
2. SYMPTOMS. To know if you are suffering from diabetes or not, knowing the
symptoms for each type would help you a lot. Those who suffering from type
1diabetes would experience 1diabetes exceptional thirstiness, dryness of mouth
despite taking in lots of fluid, the urgent need to urinate more often, drastic loss
of weight even is they are eating fairly well, exhaustion or feeling of being weak
or tired despite less workload, and blurring of vision in most occasions. For type
2 diabetes, sufferers experience often blurring of vision, wounds, sores, or cuts
that takes a long time to heal, itchiness of skin in many parts of the body,
frequent development of yeast infections, increased or onset thirst, drying of
mouth, frequent urination, and mild to extreme leg pains. Gestational diabetes
symptoms are also alike with other types it's just that they are short termed
because the disease ends once the woman gives birth. However, people who
have this type of diabetes should be more careful because it can lead to type 2 if
not monitored and treated immediately.

2. 3. DIAGNOSIS. For a person to finally know whether he or she suffers from
diabetes, tests for diagnosis are a must. Although the symptoms can give you a
hint whether you are suffering from the illness or not, relying on these are not
enough. Experts say that only way to confirm if one has diabetes or not is to get
a test. Now, there are so many types of tests that one can get including:
- fasting plasma glucose test which, is considered as the most preferred test for
people with diabetes and requires a person to go fasting at least eight hours or
ideally the night before the test to ensure that the blood sample that will be drawn
and examined for glucose levels is accurate;
- random blood glucose test which, unlike the Fasting Plasma Glucose test,
doesn't require fasting but the blood samples should be drawn out immediately
after the person has eaten or has drunk something;
- oral glucose tolerance test which requires the person to fast not less than 8
hours and prohibits him or her to smoke cigar and drink coffee before drawing
the blood sample for the testing;
- glucose challenge test is for women who are prone to gestational diabetes
when they are pregnant;
- impaired fasting glucose test which is considered as a new diagnostic category
for people with diabetes. Here, blood sugar levels are and can determine the
probability of the person to have diabetes.
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