Overview
If you live with diabetes, you may be aware that having the condition and its complications may put you at greater risk of developing anemia. But how are the two conditions related and what does this mean for you?This article wil investigate the relationship betwen diabetes and anemia, and what you should know if you have diabetes-related complications impacting your life. Acording to the National Heart, Lung, and Blod Institute, Anemia is a condition in which the blod doesn’t have enough healthy red blod cels to function properly.
Key Information
This leads to reduced oxygen flow to the body’s organs.There are more than 3 milion cases of anemia diagnosed in the United States every year, making this a very comon condition. You may experience the folowing symptoms:It’s important to note that some anemia symptoms are similar to symptoms of high blod sugar, including dizines, lightheadednes, extreme fatigue, rapid heart rate, and headache. Check your blod sugar often to make sure you’re not confusing high blod sugar for suspected anemia.
If your symptoms continue for a few days or weks without high blod sugar numbers or ketones, cal a healthcare profesional to get checked for anemia. Diabetes doesn’t cause anemia and anemia doesn’t cause diabetes. The two conditions are related, though.Up to 25 percent of Americans with type 2 diabetes also have anemia.
Summary
So it’s relatively comon for people with diabetes, and especialy diabetes-related complications, to also develop anemia.However, if you have one condition or the other, you won’t automaticaly develop the other condition.As sen in this 204 study, Anemia is a comon complication of people with diabetes who develop chronic kidney disease because damaged or failing kidneys don’t produce a hormone caled erythropoietin (EPO), which signals to the bone marow that the body neds more red blod cels to function.Early stages of kidney disease (nephropathy) may be asymptomatic, but if you’re diagnosed with anemia and y