Diabetes symptoms: The ‘recurrent’ sign which can indicate high blood sugar – NHS warning

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The NHS says that symptoms of hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes tend to develop slowly over a few days or weeks, though “in some cases, there may be no symptoms until the blood sugar level is very high”.

Symptoms of hyperglycaemia, according to the health service, “include recurrent infections, such as thrush, bladder infections (cystitis) and skin infections”.

The University of Michigan health site says: “High blood sugar from diabetes can affect the body’s immune system, impairing the ability of white blood cells to come to the site of an infection, stay in the infected area, and kill microorganisms.

“Because of the buildup of plaque in blood vessels associated with diabetes, areas of infection may receive a poor blood supply, further lowering the body’s ability to fight infections and heal wounds.”

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Published at Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:14:00 +0000

Diabetes symptoms: The ‘recurrent’ sign which can indicate high blood sugar – NHS warning

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