1.(Medicine)medany sensation or change in bodily function experienced by a patient that is associated with a particular disease. Comparesign9 2.any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and regarded as evidence of its existence; indication ...
Urinalysis. You’ll give a sample of your pee, and your doctor will send it to a lab to see whether it’s dilute or concentrated. They can also check for glucose (sugar), which can help them decide if you have diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus. You might need to collect your pe...
This blood test looks at how your blood sugar has been over the last few months and how controlled your diabetes has been overall. You can also check your sugar levels at home with a urine test strip. Testing your pee (urinalysis). Looking at a sample of pee helps your doctor measure ...
In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, the body's immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells.Introduction Diabetes is referred to by the medical world as, 'Diabetes Mellitus,' and is a set of diseases where the person's body is unable to regulate the amount of sugar in their ...
(blood sugar) move out of the blood and into the cells where it is used as fuel for energy. When the cells become insulin resistant, moving sugar into the cells requires more and more insulin, and too much sugar stays in the blood. Over time, if the cells require more and more ...
It is characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is also called type 2 diabetes mellitus and adult-onset diabetes. That's because it used to start almost always in middle and late adulthood. However, more and more children and teens are developing this condition. ...
Diabetes:In people with diabetes, elevated blood sugarlevels cause sugarto spill into the urine and water then follows, which may cause significant dehydration. For this reason, frequent urination and excessive thirst are among the early symptoms of diabetes. ...
Feeling the urge to go again minutes after peeing, having painful or burning urination, having little or no urination, and having urine that's cloudy, blood-tinged, or has a strong odor can be signs of aurinary tract infection. If you have a UTI, you may also have soreness in your bac...
Having dark, brown or Coca Cola-colored urine is a classic sign of acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Photo by Vincent Iannelli, MD Why should you know about them? Some are medical emergencies. Missing them could lead to a delay in seeking treatment. ...
An infection can happen in different parts of your urinary tract. Each type has a different name, based on where it is. Cystitis(bladder): You might feel like you need to pee a lot, or it might hurt when you pee. You might also have lower belly pain and cloudy or bloody urine. ...