Type 2 diabetes symptoms: This daytime habit could be an early warning sign

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make sufficient – or functioning – insulin. Insulin is the key hormone needed for cells to absorb sugars from the blood and turn it into energy. What daytime habit could reveal this life-long condition?

Professor Maurice Ohayon, a psychiatrist at Stanford University, California, conducted a study into daytime napping and diabetes.

The study involved 11,000 people whereby participants were interviewed twice over the phone, three years apart.

A third of the participants involved in the study were aged 65 and over.

Feeling sleepy throughout the day, even while getting seven or more hours of sleep a night, is called hypersomnolence – this is defined as excessive daytime sleepiness.

It makes sense as to why daytime tiredness can be a predictor of type 2 diabetes.

When the body’s cells can’t absorb sugar from the blood – created from the foods you eat – then they don’t have the resources for energy to function properly.

As blood sugar levels increase, this starts to play havoc on the rest of the body.

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The NHS confirm health complications of type 2 diabetes include stroke, heart disease, vision loss and kidney disease.

The health body also details symptoms of type 2 diabetes. These are:

  • Peeing more than usual, particularly at night
  • Feeling thirsty all the time
  • Feeling very tired
  • Losing weight without trying to
  • Itching around your penis or vagina, or repeatedly getting thrush
  • Cuts or wounds taking longer to heal
  • Blurred vision

The GP can diagnose diabetes with a simple blood test.

Early treatment of type 2 diabetes reduces your risk of other health problems.

Diabetes UK report that complications of type 2 diabetes can begin five to six years before someone is diagnosed with the condition.

The charity adds that one in three people will have complications with their eyes, feet, kidneys or nerves by the time they are diagnosed.

And, worryingly, six in 10 people have no symptoms at all when they’re diagnosed with the condition.

This is why it’s important to be aware of the risk factors associated with developing the disease.

One of the risks associated with developing type 2 diabetes is ageing.

Diabetes UK report that older men are slightly more at risk of the condition than elderly women.

Additionally, those from a black or South Asian background also have an increased chance of developing type 2 diabetes.

Moreover, those who carry too much weight around their belly – and are overweight – are also at an increased risk.

source: express.co.uk