Patient was educated on early signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia as follows:
- Frequent urination
- High blood sugars result in increased excretion of sugar in the urine.
- When sugar is excreted in the urine, water follows the sugar passively and so, poorly managed diabetics have an unusually high urine volume.
- Increased thirst
- As they had increased volume of urine, more fluid is lost and so, poorly managed diabetics feel thirsty and so, will have more intake of fluid.
- In diabetics, either due to low insulin levels or due to insulin resistance the transport of sugar into the cells is impaired.
- Sugar is the major source of energy supply for the cells. Since the transport is compromised, cells suffer lack of nutrition and so, patients present with blurred vision, fatigue, and headache.
