8 Signs of Diabetes Rarely Known

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Indicators of diabetes normally seen from the symptoms associated with blood sugar levels as much pee, drink lots and lots of eating. But there are again some indicators of diabetes, which is surprising.

Many people who sometimes do not realize that he had diabetes or diabetes mellitus, because it's symptoms of diabetes sometimes do not realize.

Reported by USNews, Monday (10/25/2010), following 8 indicators of diabetes that is not realized and surprising:



1. Large breast size
According to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, women with a bra size D or more at age 20 years, 5 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes (due to lifestyle). This is because breast size is a significant factor of body mass index (BMI).

2. Eyebrow color
When some hair on your body has begun to gray but the color remains dark eyebrows, then you should immediately check blood glucose levels. This is because diabetes can hamper the process of hair graying eyebrows.

3. Month of birth
The new research, published in the American Diabetes Association, showed that the month of birth play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes. The results showed that babies born in spring are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes. Exact cause is unknown, but researchers suspect this is due to maternal diet or exposure to solar radiation.

4. Hearing loss
You should not ignore the disturbances in the sense of hearing, because hearing loss has now been associated with complications of diabetes. People with diabetes are 2 times more likely to experience hearing loss.

5. Short legs
Studies at Johns Hopkins University found that men with short legs are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than men leggy. This does not mean that a high impact on diabetes risk, but the ratio of leg length. This finding suggests something deeper between the risk of diabetes and fetal development.

6. Tooth decay
According to the Harvard Schools of Public Health and Dental Medicine, people who have periodontal disease or tooth loss increases the risk for diabetes. The study found that people who lose a tooth increases the risk of diabetes for both sexes at 14-29 percent, while periodontal disease is considered as a complication of diabetes.

7. Hair loss
Diabetic patients with atherosclerosis may also experience hair loss or thinning hair. This happens because there is thickening of the walls of blood vessels that narrow arteries throughout the body, including skin. Narrow blood vessels mean less oxygen, which causes symptoms such as loss of hair and skin shiny and thickened. Hair loss is not confined to one particular area of ​​the body.

8. Exposure to pesticides
Based on the Agricultural Health Study, farmers who are often exposed to pesticides may increase the risk of diabetes, given the long-term exposure to pesticides and herbicides have been found to increase risk of diabetes