The Desire To Consume Excessive Sweet Food Is A Sign Of Diabetes

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JAKARTA - Doctors warn that signs of health conditions that are dangerous for people who always want to eat sweet foods. Although wanting to eat chocolate or sweet foods is sometimes not a strange thing. If you often have a desire to consume sweet foods, this could be a sign that you need to seek medical help.

dr. Crystal Wyllie, a medical expert at ZAVA Online Doctor said the desire to eat certain foods is often the way the body tells us about bad health conditions.

"Although most of them are caused by psychological factors or habits, unusual desires, such as wanting to eat ice, lime, or even ash, it can indicate deeper health problems, ranging from iron shortages to hormonal imbalances," he said, quoted from the Daily Express page.

Among the lists of desires that must be watched out for are sweet foods and carbohydrates. This can indicate you are at risk of diabetes.

"If you often want sweet foods like cake, biscuits, or white bread, this could mean your blood sugar levels are unbalanced," he said.

"This can be a sign of early stage insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, because when blood sugar levels drop too fast, your body will feel like eating sugar as a quick way to return energy," he continued.

Therefore, dr. Crystal suggested that people fight against these wishes.

"Continuously obeying this desire can make it difficult for the body to regulate blood sugar over time. This can cause insulin resistance, where body cells no longer respond well to hormones that regulate blood sugar," said Dr. Wyllie.

"If this continues, it could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes," he added.

Diabetes is a condition that generally lasts for life and causes blood sugar levels to be too high.

If not treated, this condition can get worse and cause serious long-term health problems, such as heart disease, kidney failure, and loss of sight. Therefore, detecting signs early on is very important.

Some of the signs to watch out for are feeling very thirsty, often urinating, especially at night, feeling very tired, losing weight and muscle mass, itching around the genitals, often exposed to filterers, and blurred vision.

If you experience these symptoms, consult a doctor immediately. Dr. Wyllie also reminded about other unusual desires that could indicate health problems.

If you often want to eat ice cubes, soil, lime, raw rice, or raw pasta, that's a sign of lack of iron. If you want to eat salted dishes, it's a sign that your body has difficulty maintaining the balance of salt and the right fluids, as well as dehydration or low blood pressure.

When you have a desire to eat cheese or dairy products often, it means a lack of calcium or vitamin D. If you often want to eat citrus fruit, it means you lack vitamin C.

"If you experience persistent or unusual food wishes, especially for non-food, it's important to consult a doctor," said dr. Wyllie.

"Recognizing your pattern of desire can help identify nutritional deficiencies and underlying conditions when consulting." he continued.