Question 1

What are the symptoms of acute kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms and signs include decreased urine output, fluid retention causing swelling in your legs/ ankles or feet, shortness of breath, fatigue, confusion, nausea, weakness, irregular heartbeat, chest pain or pressure and seizures or coma in severe case.

Question 2

Does peanut butter lower your blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

Peanut is low glycemic index if it does not contain added sugar or fat. It is high in calories, hence should be taken in moderation.

Question 3

What can happen to your baby if you have gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Babies of GDM mothers may have more birth weight, preterm birth and respiratory distress, low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures, still birth and obesity/ diabetes later in their life.

Question 4

How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?

Accepted Answer

Diabetics have raised blood sugar and when there is a lot of excess blood sugar in our blood stream, it signals our body to put that excess sugar in storage. We can store some sugar in our liver and muscles, however, when these are full our body start to store the extra sugar as fat. This of course starts to cause weight gain.

Question 5

Is heart disease more common in people with diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Yes with time, raised blood sugar levels can damage the blood vessels and nerves that control the heart. Additionally, people with diabetes are also more likely to have other conditions that raise the risk for heart disease such as high blood pressure and deranged cholesterol or triglyceride levels.

Question 6

How can eating sugar cubes lead to diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Any food with added sugar can cause increase in sugar level, waist circumference, body fat and also effect insulin sensitivity / secretion.

What are the symptoms of acute kidney failure?

What are the symptoms of acute kidney failure?

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