Unexpected Signs of High Blood Sugar

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is linked to diabetes and other significant health problems, and it can be hazardous if left untreated. Keeping your blood glucose levels within the appropriate limits throughout the day will help you avoid long-term diabetes symptoms including vision loss, heart attacks (or other cardiovascular complications), kidney damage, nerve damage, stroke, and wound healing issues. You can lower your risk of all of these consequences by controlling your blood glucose levels and avoiding hyperglycemia.

Extremely high blood sugar can lead to a potentially fatal situation in which your body can't process sugar if you have type 2 diabetes or are at risk for it. The condition is known as hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). You'll pee more frequently at first, then less frequently afterwards, but your urine may darken and you may become extremely dehydrated.

To avoid consequences, it's critical to treat high blood sugar symptoms as soon as possible.

Frequent Urination

If you find yourself needing to use the restroom more frequently than normal, it could be an indication of high blood sugar. Excess blood sugar molecules spill into the urine, which means that as the blood filters past the kidneys, some of the sugar is removed and not reabsorbed. Because the increased sugar in the urine encourages water molecules to follow, the diabetic patient must urinate frequently (the second classic symptom of diabetes).

Sexual Dysfunction

Did you know that erectile dysfunction can be caused by high blood sugar? It's easy to dismiss health warnings, especially those relating to disorders with no symptoms, such as diabetes in its early stages. But what if I told you that controlling your blood sugar could mean the difference between having a good sexual life and struggling to get an erection at a young age? Diabetes and erectile dysfunction are, in fact, inextricably linked. At a young age, poor blood sugar control can permanently impair sexual function.

Blurred Vision

Blurred vision is a symptom of elevated blood sugar and diabetes that should not be overlooked. Uncontrolled diabetes or chronic hyperglycemia can damage blood vessels all over the body, including those in the eyes, which over time can lead to diabetic retinopathy, a dangerous eye disease. It can develop when the blood vessels in the retina get damaged. Diabetic retinopathy is a condition in which the blood vessels in the retina leak blood and fluid into the retina, producing blurred vision and eventually vision loss.

Constant Hunger

Hunger is a symptom that your body is becoming insulin resistant. Glucose cannot enter cells if your body produces insufficient or no insulin, or if your cells resist insulin. This means you won't have much energy and may feel fatigued and hungry more than normal.

Feeling Tired All the Time

Chronic fatigue is linked to a variety of health issues, but it's most common among those who have high blood sugar. Diabetes fatigue can be caused by high blood glucose levels due to inflammation. When this happens, immune cells called monocytes enter the brain, creating weariness, according to study.

Hyperglycemia can be controlled in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by eating well, staying active, and controlling stress. Furthermore, insulin is an important aspect of maintaining hyperglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes, but persons with type 2 diabetes may require oral medicines and eventually insulin to manage their hyperglycemia.

Call your healthcare practitioner if you don't have diabetes but are experiencing any of the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia. You can work together to control your hyperglycemia.