In people with diabetes, beta cells no longer produce insulin or don't produce enough of it. Glucose travels through the bloodstream to cells where, with the help of insulin, it is burned to give you energy. Blood glucose levels tell how much glucose is traveling in your bloodstream and is measured to see how well your insulin is working. Gestational diabetes is treated very aggressively because high blood sugars during pregnancy because problems in the fetus. Symptoms can include sweating, dizziness, confusion, heart pounding, and headache.
Treatment is usually a sweet snack to raise blood sugar.
Also called an insulin reaction. Emergency care is necessary. Insulin resistance is a common condition in Type 2 diabetes. An early sign of this is spilling protein in the urine. Health care providers closely monitor for protein spillage in the urine.