At the age of 18, Tieu Dinh (Taiwan, China) did not dare to believe she had diabetes.Because in his mind, diabetes or other metabolic disorders such as blood fat, high blood pressure are "old people's illness".
Dermatology examination because of dark skin, 18 -year -old boy discovered diabetes (Artwork)
It is known that Tieu Dinh initially went to the hospital for dermatology.Because recently his neck and elbow skin have been very strange but painless nor itchy.At first, he thought that because he was not clean, it took a lot of effort to brush, even changed a variety of shower gel and exfoliating.When he saw that they could not clean, he thought that he had a dermatological disease, so he went to the hospital to check.
The dermatologist reviewed the neck and elbows of Tieu Dinh, immediately advised him to measure blood sugar first or to the endocrinologist.Until holding the paper diagnostic result of type 2 diabetes in hand, Tieu Dinh was still surprised, asking the doctor to check again because he could not accept the truth.In addition, tests also show that liver function decreases, blood fat and uric acid are higher than normal even though the pathological threshold is not yet.
The doctor warns that the abnormalities on the skin are signs of diabetes
According to the treating doctor of Tieu Dinh - Chu Kien An (Taiwan, China), the skin is greatly affected when blood sugar levels rise.From there, it causes many changes, the most common are 4 abnormal signs such as dull skin, dry and itchy skin, relapse skin infection, slow healing on skin wounds than usual.In the case of Tieu Dinh, he discovered type 2 diabetes thanks to abnormal signs of tanning, in medicine called acanthosis nigricans.
“Dark, black skin due to diabetes has the characteristics that help identify quite clearly.They do not occur on the entire skin of the body but often appear in places with many folds on the skin, often friction.Following the popularity, it can be mentioned: neck, armpits, elbows, inner thighs (groin), fingers, knees.They cannot be cleaned by conventional methods, even if you are strong ”- Doctor Chu said.
He also emphasized that type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes that cause abnormal dark/black skin.Doctor Chu explained:“The main reason is due to too high insulin concentration or hormonal abnormalities, causing abnormal proliferation of horn cells and yarn cells on the skin, accumulating melanin.Since then, the local skin becomes rough and dark, thick.
Locations with many folds, friction on the body are susceptible to darkening when diabetes (Artwork)
Diabetes also cause dryness and itching caused by high blood sugar, causing dehydration, dryness, peeling and itching.Diabetics are prone to skin infections, especially fungi and bacteria.They also encountered a longer cutting or scratching longer due to poor blood circulation. "
In addition, attention should be paid to other signs of diabetes such as: continuous thirst, urination - especially at night, sudden blurred vision, abnormal weight loss, persistent fatigue ... Doctor Chu ChuAlso expressed concern about the rapid rejuvenation of diabetes through the case of Tieu Dinh.He thinks that it mainly comes from an unhealthy lifestyle, including: unhealthy eating (too many sweets, starch, grease ...), no weight control, regular late at night,Lazy exercise ...
Source and photo: China News, Daily Mail