3P Recognize Symptoms of Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus has become a rapidly growing pandemic. The disease is estimated to cause four million deaths per year, almost equal to deaths from HIV / AIDS. Data for 2000 mentions diabetes mellitus affects 8.4 million people and will increase to 21.3 million in 2030.

Most people with diabetes (diabetes) diagnosed in the advanced state. In fact, according to dr.Budiman Darmowidjojo, Sp.PD, the situation has been further complications in the kidneys, eyes, blood vessels, or nerves. "The danger of this disease is not just high blood sugar but its complications," he explained.

When diabetes is diagnosed early, the chance to properly control blood sugar so that complications can be avoided. To detect diabetes, the major was known from the results of blood sugar. Fasting blood sugar levels above 126 and when the blood sugar above 200 is called diabetes.

In addition to laboratory tests, according to dr.Budiman there are three classic symptoms of diabetes which is also called 3P, namely: 1. Polyuria or frequent urination with a lot of volume, especially at night. Why is that? If blood sugar levels exceed the renal threshold value or more than 180 mg / dl, sugar will come out with urine. To keep the urine comes out, that contain sugar was not too thick, the body will draw as much water as possible into the urine so that the volume of urine that comes out a lot and urinating became frequent. So often that at night can disrupt sleep. 2. Polidipsi or often feel thirsty and want to drink as much as possible. With so much urine comes out, the body will lack of water or dehydration. To overcome this problem arises the feeling of thirst so that people want to always drink, wants a cool, sweet, fresh and plentiful. Sweet drinks will be very harmful because it makes the higher sugar content. 3. Polifagi or fafsu eat increases and less energy. In diabetes, because insulin problems, inclusion of sugar into the body's cells so that less energy is even less established. That is why people become limp. Thus the brain is also thought that less energy is due to lack of food, the body tries to increase food intake by causing hunger, so timbulah feeling always wanted to eat.