JAKARTA - Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs because the body can no longer produce insulin effectively. This disease can attack anyone, even the younger generation is now suffering from it.
With the increasing cases of diabetes, it is better for everyone to understand the early symptoms of this disease which are often underestimated. Here are some of the symptoms to be known, quoted from Healthline, on Monday, June 23, 2025.
1. Continue to be persistent
Being persistent or polydipsia is a common symptom that occurs in people with diabetes. This happens because of the increasing blood glucose levels.
As blood glucose levels increase, the kidneys will produce more urine as an effort to remove excess glucose from the body. By losing a lot of body fluids, the brain will signal thirst on an increasing scale.
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2. Often urinating
In general, humans produce 1 to 2 liters of urine per day. However, when blood glucose is high, the body will try to remove some of the excess glucose through urinating.
This causes the kidneys to also filter out more water, which increases the need for urinating. If this has often been experienced, it is better to check yourself because it can be an early sign of the appearance of diabetes.
3. Easily hungry
Easily hungry is also often underestimated, even though it can be an early sign of diabetes. In people with diebetes, glucose cannot enter the body's cells to be used as energy, because insulin levels are low or insulin resistance.
Because a body that cannot convert glucose into energy, the body will easily feel hungry. This hunger usually doesn't go away even after eating, so you have to be very careful and check yourself if you experience it.
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