Hidden diabetes is a very dangerous disease. Since it is very difficult to detect, it is difficult to begin to treat it. In the period of the disease, the hormone insulin necessary to man is still produced by the body in the required volume, but already there are failures in the metabolic system. The difficulty is that very rarely people turn to the clinic to take tests and undergo a comprehensive examination of the body. Therefore, this disease can develop long enough and manifest only in the open phase, when a person already needs regular injections of insulin.
What is hidden diabetes?
Latent diabetes is also called prediabetes. Until recently, it was thought that it was necessary to beat the anxiety about the metabolism in the patient after a high level of glucose was detected in the blood. However, studies have revealed that the manifestation of the disease and changes in the body begins much earlier.
During this period, the patient has problems with the cardiovascular system. In particular, the risk of heart attack or other heart diseases in patients with underlying diabetes is much higher. In addition, there may be problems with vision and the nervous system.
As the main risk group - those who can fall ill are:
- Women with polycytotic ovarian syndrome. Unfortunately, girls with this gynecological disease often suffer from a latent form of diabetes, so regular examination by a gynecologist is a good prevention not only in conception and birth of children, but also in diseases of the endocrine system.
- People with high blood pressure. In most cases, drugs to normalize the level of pressure have a diuretic effect, which helps to wash out potassium from the body and increase the risk of pre-diabetes.
- People with overweight and negative heredity.
Causes of latent diabetes
Modern medicine identifies the following typical causes of latent diabetes in women and men:
- The most common disease develops in the elderly. The older the person, the higher the risk of manifestation of the disease. According to statistics, about 80% of people over 50 years old have signs of illness.
- The second cause of the disease is overweight. The cause of obesity or the appearance of excess weight is an improper diet or a violation in the endocrine system( metabolism), which leads to problems in the development of the necessary hormones. Thus, it is the full people who are predisposed to the manifestation of symptoms of a latent form of diabetes.
- There is often a reason such as genetic predisposition. In this situation, the disease can develop under the influence of any viral diseases, the consequences or complications of which affect the pancreas. Since this part of the body is responsible for the production of insulin, the defeat of its virus, coupled with a genetic predisposition, can lead to negative consequences.
- Sometimes there are cases when the development of the disease stimulates pregnancy. Since the process of conception and childbirth increases the burden on the woman's metabolic system, it can provoke a malfunction and lead to disturbances in the production of the hormone insulin. Therefore, all women in the situation should make a blood test for sugar and, if necessary, undergo treatment and follow a special diet.
Symptoms of
To suspected underlying diabetes, the symptoms in women should be as follows:
- The appearance of a strong thirst constant;
- A constant desire to go to the toilet "in a small way";
- Overwork and constant fatigue, with the usual rhythm of life and the usual level of physical and neural loads;
- Dryness of the skin;
- Unpleasant odor from the mouth( similar to the smell of acetone or similar chemicals);
- Periodic dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
- Increased and unreasonable irritability to others, a bad mood;
- The appearance of fungal diseases of the skin, mucous membranes of various parts of the body, deterioration of the appearance of nails;
- Changes in the menstrual cycle, a violation of its regularity.
If a girl or woman has found one or more of these symptoms in her body, you should definitely consult a doctor and undergo a deeper examination.
In addition to those described, as a sign of latent diabetes in women, there is a sharp change in weight. Unexpected intake or weight loss without any effort for this indicates a violation in the endocrine system, and therefore requires a more detailed and in-depth examination. In addition, the symptoms can manifest in the form of pigmentation on the skin of the face and hands, the appearance on them of various eruptions. Increased appetite is also an indirect sign of the presence of the disease.
Anxiety should cause a diagnosis such as a dysbacteriosis of the vagina. It is possible that it is necessary to treat this disease, and eliminate violations in the endocrine system, so when the doctor makes this diagnosis, it is better to undergo additional examinations and only after that start medical procedures and taking medications.
Diagnosis of the disease
The easiest way to see if there are signs of latent diabetes in a woman is to determine the level of sugar in the blood. You can do it in the clinic, or you can do it at home. Currently, all the necessary equipment for this is sold in pharmacies.
To do the analysis, you need to prepare in a certain way. As a rule, donate blood in the morning on an empty stomach. It is advisable that the last meal be at least 8 hours before the test. Experts believe that for such a period of time, the blood glucose level is normal, regardless of the amount of sweet food consumed. The normal test result for an adult is 100 mg / dl. If the sugar level is between 100 and 125 mg / dL, this means that the patient has signs of latent diabetes. Therefore in this case it is necessary to undergo additional examination procedures.
In particular, a test for glucose tolerance is conducted. For its implementation, you should drink 200 grams of water with a high sugar content. After two hours, a blood test is taken, and the normative value is the presence of sugar in the blood at 140 mg / dl. If the value is higher, but does not reach 200 mg / dL, the doctor can diagnose prediabetes.
Also for the diagnosis of signs of latent diabetes, glycated hemoglobin tests are used, which shows a change in blood sugar level for three months, as well as a blood test for the presence of antibodies.
Consequences of diabetes
Since diabetes is a violation in the field of metabolism in the body, all its negative consequences are associated with this factor. First, as a result of problems with metabolism, there is no timely withdrawal of unclaimed substances from the body( more precisely from the blood) through the kidneys. This leads to the fact that all so-called waste remains in the blood and poisons the body. As a result, the cardiovascular system, first of all, is affected, and then the nerve cells and other organs.
In particular, the vessels become brittle, blood circulation is disturbed. Since diabetes first affects the small vessels, the eyes suffer first of all( visual impairment occurs due to deterioration of the blood supply to the retina), kidneys( rapid urination to urinate and, as a consequence, leaching of beneficial substances from the body) and feet( their skin deteriorates).
Diabetic coma( loss of consciousness and disruption of all organs) with latent diabetes is rare. But if it is not timely to diagnose the disease and not begin treatment, the development of the disease to this stage is likely.
Thus, the main danger of pre-diabetes is the possibility of transition to an acute stage. Therefore, you should carefully pay attention to its signs, for example, sudden changes in weight, the appearance of frequent thirst and urge to the toilet, as well as the violation of the skin. If these symptoms occur, you should consult your doctor and take the necessary tests. The sooner the disease is revealed, the more likely it is to be cured.
