Whether you are diabetic or not, high blood sugar levels can cause serious damage to your organs, nerves, and blood vessels. The most danger comes when your levels will not go down. Serious health problems could be heading your way. One of the main reasons why people suffer the symptoms of high blood sugar is because they have no idea how serious it is or don't know what signs to look for. We made a list for you, so you can see if you might suffer from high blood sugar.
Is Your Blood Sugar Super High? Here Are The Warning Signs.
By
Missy aka Tizzy in
Health and Fitness
On 6th January 2018
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Constantly Thirsty
Polyuria is the main reason why high blood sugar will cause you to be so thirsty. When your levels are high, your kidneys are not able to keep up, so they produce more uring to get rid of the extra glucose that they are unable to absorb. This will cause you to become dehydrated.
Increased Eating Habits
If you find that you are eating more often, your blood sugar might be high. High blood sugar levels will cause you to eat more often because glucose is not able to enter the cells. Whether it is from lack of insulin or possible insulin resistance, your body is having a hard time converting your food into energy. Because of this, your body feels like it does not have enough energy and requires more food so it can try to produce glucose.
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Constant Urination
This is also directly linked to constant thirst. Since your kidneys are not able to keep up with the excess sugar, you will have to urinate more often. If you are urinating every hour, chances are you have high blood sugar or possibly another serious health issue. Talk to your doctor right away.
Chronic Fatigue
You would think that having high blood sugar would mean that you have tons more energy. In fact, the total opposite is true. Since you become thirsty and have to urinate more because your kidneys can't absorb the glucose, it also cannot create energy which will leave you feeling weak and tired.
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Blurry Vision
High blood sugar can cause the lenses of your eyes to swell. This will cause your vision to become blurry. Most times, it is temporary, but you should contact your doctor if this ever happens.
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Dry Skin
If your skin is very dry, there is a chance that you have had high blood sugar for some time. High sugar levels will cause the nerves to become damaged and causes the body to lose fluids at a faster pace. This especially happens if your blood sugar levels have been high for years.
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Impotence
In order to get an erection, there has to be proper blood flow. High blood sugar will disrupt this blood flow and damage the nerves and surrounding blood vessels.
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Weight Gain
Having high blood sugar could also mean that you are insulin resistant meaning that your cells do not respond to insulin. It ends up being very hard for insulin-resistant cells to take glucose from your blood. Your blood sugar levels will build up over time and will cause you to gain weight.
