If you have type II diabetes and the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood gets too high, there can be both short term complications and severe long term medical problems. To help keep your disease under control, check your blood sugar levels regularly and be on the lookout for symptoms that alert you to a problem. Many situations such as eating, exercise, taking certain medications and coming down with an illness can raise your blood glucose levels too high, which is called hyperglycemia. Take steps in the early stages to avoid serious illness. If caught in the soon after onset, the symptoms that appear should resolve as your blood glucose levels fall.
Common Symptoms
The American Diabetes Association states that if your glucose level begins to get too high, you may begin to urinate frequently and feel very thirsty. This occurs as the level of blood sugar increases in your body. This makes you feel like you need to drink liquids and your body will try to excrete the excess glucose through urine.
Additional Symptoms
According to the Joslin Diabetes Center, you may also notice that you feel extremely tired and have trouble fighting off infections. You may feel constantly hungry yet have unexplained weight loss. These symptoms may occur because your body cannot use the glucose in the blood efficiently to provide energy for your body.
Other Symptoms
When your level of blood glucose rises, you may have blurred vision and a dry mouth or dry skin. You may experience nausea. The National Institutes of Health claims that your skin may constantly itch and any sores or cuts that you have will heal very slowly. See your doctor if any of these symptoms appear.
