Symptoms Of High Blood Sugar

Increased Fatigue

In addition to feeling exhausted because their body simply isn't operating efficiently due to diabetes, patients may experience increased fatigue because of high blood sugar.

This happens in a few ways. First, high blood sugar slows circulation, which means cells aren't getting the oxygen and other necessary nutrients in a timely manner, which forces the body to work harder, result in fatigue. Additionally, high blood sugar can also result in inflammation, which triggers monocytes, a type of immune cell, to come into the brain. The ultimate result of this, as many will suspect, is fatigue. Patients may also wake up more frequently during the night due to blood sugar problems, including high blood sugar, which will result in feeling more tired than normal the following day.