Do you have diabetes if you have high blood sugar?

Answer 1

Yes, I do. But it is well controlled by diet and metformin.

If you suspect that you may have Diabetes, please contact your doctor soon. Untreated diabetes can cripple or kill, and degenerative diseases that go along with diabetes are not pleasant at all. Don't put this off.

Diabetes is EASILY treated - and can kill you in agony if untreated.

Answer 2

No. Diabetes is not contagious. But you can get it if you don't eat right. Constant eating, ie, eating at times other than meal times increases your risk of getting diabetes as you get older. No diabetes cannot be "caught" from another person or thing: it is not infectious or contagious.

However, you can develop diabetes.

Answer 3

It is of two types

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a common disease in the United States. It is estimated that over 16 million Americans are already caught with diabetes, and 5.4 million diabetics are not aware of the existing disease. Diabetes prevalence has increased steadily in the last half of this century and will continue rising among U.S. population. It is believed to be one of the main criterions for deaths in United States, every year. This diabetes information hub projects on the necessary steps and precautions to control and eradicate diabetes, completely.

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where in human body does not produce or properly uses insulin, a hormone that is required to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by constant high levels of blood glucose (sugar). Human body has to maintain the blood glucose level at a very narrow range, which is done with insulin and glucagon. The function of glucagon is causing the liver to release glucose from its cells into the blood, for the production of energy.

There are three main types of diabetes:

• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes impede a person's carefree life. When breakdown of glucose is stopped completely, body uses fat and protein for producing the energy. Due to this mechanism symptoms like polydipsia, polyuria, polyphegia, and excessive weightloss can be observed in a diabetic. Desired blood sugar of human body should be between 70 mg/dl -110 mg/dl at fasting state. If blood sugar is less than 70 mg/dl, it is termed as hypoglycemia and if more than 110 mg /dl, it's hyperglycemia.

Diabetes is the primary reason for adult blindness, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), gangrene and amputations. Overweight, lack of exercise, family history and stress increase the likelihood of diabetes. When blood sugar level is constantly high it leads to kidney failure, cardiovascular problems and neuropathy. Patients with diabetes are 4 times more likely to have coronary Heart disease and stroke. In addition, Gestational diabetes is more dangerous for pregnant women and their fetus.

Though, Diabetes mellitus is not completely curable but, it is controllable to a great extent. So, you need to have thorough diabetes information to manage this it successfully. The control of diabetes mostly depends on the patient and it is his/her responsibility to take care of their diet, exercise and medication. Advances in diabetes research have led to better ways of controlling diabetes and treating its complications. Hence they include:-

• New improved Insulin and its therapy, (external and implantable insulin pumps) have advanced well to manage elevated blood sugars without any allergic reactions.
• Oral hypoglycemic drug, controls diabetes type 2.
• New improved blood glucose monitor (new device for self blood glucose monitoring), and hemoglobin A1c laboratory test to measure blood glucose control during previous 3 months.
• Effective availability of the treatments for affected body organs due to diabetes.
• Better ways to manage mother and its fetus health during the gestational diabetes phase.

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare disease that causes frequent urination. The large volume of urine is diluted, mostly water. To make up for lost water, a person with DI may feel the need to drink large amounts and is likely to urinate frequently, even at night, which can disrupt sleep and, on occasion, cause bedwetting. Because of the excretion of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine, people with DI may quickly become dehydrated if they do not drink enough water. Children with DI may be irritable or listless and may have fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. Milder forms of DI can be managed by drinking enough water, usually between 2 and 2.5 liters a day. DI severe enough to endanger a person's health is rare.

Answer 4

there are 2 types of diabetes. type 1 you are born with and are diagnosed with after a few years, normally. type 2 you get in your 20's-40's.

The above response is incorrect.

It is, in fact, incredibly rare to be born with diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus, to give it it's full name, is normally diagnosed in younger people, hence it's former name of Juvenile Diabetes. It can, however, be diagnosed in people in their 30s and 40s ... and maybe even later than that.

In people who are diagnosed with type 1 later in life it is called LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults).

Type 1 diabetics ALWAYS require insulin if they are to survive. (We all require insulin as it aids in the 'transportation' of glucose from the bloodstream into the body's cells where it is used to create energy. Glucose comes from the breakdown of carbohydrates during the digestive process.)

Although type 2 diabetes has always been considered an 'adult' condition, hence the former name of Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus, it is being recognised [recognized, if you prefer the American spelling] more and more in younger people. This has more to do with levels of obesity and lack of exercise than ever used to be the case, but these things only add to the risks of developing the condition. There are other aspects that need to be taken into consideration, such as whether the person suffered gestational diabetes during one or more of her pregnancies, family history (whether close family members also suffer with the condition), ethnicity (various ethnic groups are more predisposed to developing type 2 diabetes. These include those of African, Asian, Native American, Inuit, Latin American), increased age.

Answer 5

No, but onset is being recorded earlier and earlier in life. Children as young as 8 or 9 sometimes show type 2 diabetes. Nationwide, about 7% of kids 12-19 years old show signs of diabetes.

The single group with the largest number of early onset cases: the Pima Indians of Arizona. Diabetes is a huge destroyer there, wrecking havoc with kidneys, blood pressure, blindness, etc.

Answer 6

There are many reasons that you could suspect that you have diabetes. Perhaps you have been losing weight and you have no other way to explain it. Perhaps you are overweight and you think that this might have led, as it has proven to do in the past, to the disease. In this sense, diabetes can be found on both sides of the spectrum. Maybe you have just been feeling weak and tired and you have noticed swings in this feeling when you are eating your meals. All of these things, and many more, could be signs that you have developed one of the types of diabetes.

The first thing that you should do, once you are sure that something is really wrong, is to go in and get the medical testing that you need. If you have a doctor, you can go see him in your home town. Even if he cannot run all of the tests himself, he will be able to give you his expert opinion and point you in the direction of someone who can. If you do not have a doctor to turn to, you could instead talk to the doctors at your local hospital. It may take a little while for you to get in to see someone, but they will be able to give you all of the best care that you can get.

You should know that this medical testing can sometimes take a few days. If your condition has gotten rather bad, you might need to stay in the hospital for the duration of the testing. This is for two reasons. First of all, this means that they will be able to give you the care that you need while they find out what is wrong. Secondly, it means that they will be able to give you emergency care if the problem turns out to be something other than diabetes. Until they know, you must stay.

Once the medical testing is done, they will tell you what you need to do to get better or to live with diabetes. In most cases, people are just told that they need to take insulin.

Answer 7

if it is over 105 your consider prediabetic

Answer 8

Yes they very well mean the same thing.