Random Things That Happen To Your Body If Your Blood Sugar Is Too High (12 items)

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  (#2) Your Thinking Is Cloudy And Muddled

  Colloquially known as brain fog, unfocused thinking caused by high blood sugar has no specific medical name. Nonetheless, it is a common symptom of rising blood sugar levels.

  Insulin breaks down sugars in the bloodstream, and when you don't have a sufficient amount of insulin, glucose is not carried out of your blood and into your cells. As a result, your sugar levels are high and you feel like a space cadet.
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  (#9) You Have Dry Skin

  Water doesn't just nourish your internal organs, it also revitalizes the parts of your body you can see and touch. When the body is unable to absorb liquid, your largest organ - your skin - feels the effects. Skin may become noticeably drier when your blood sugar levels are too high and liquids are coursing through your system without being absorbed at a sufficient rate. Diabetics who have struggled with high blood sugar for years often suffer nerve damage, which can also cause skin problems.

  If your nerves are damaged to the point where they can't tell your body when to sweat, your skin dries out.
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  (#11) You Have A Headache

  The excessive urination that usually accompanies high blood sugar saps the body of both liquids and electrolytes. One common symptom of dehydration is having a headache. On top of this, it's not an understatement to say your brain loves its glucose.

  Glucose is central to many crucial brain functions, so when your brain isn't getting its fair share it acts up by sending out hunger signals that give you a headache.
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  (#6) You Lose Weight

  With more sugar coursing through your body, one might assume you experience some amount of weight gain from high glucose levels. In reality, the opposite is more often true: you start losing weight.

  There are three reasons why this could happen. First, your body is frantically trying to absorb all the fluid it can, but since you're probably peeing most of it out, your fluid levels are low; less fluid in the body tends to mean you weigh less when you hop on the scale. Second, when you don't have enough insulin in your blood, your cells need to maintain their metabolism; without the insulin they need for this process, they start metabolizing fat, leading to weight loss. Finally, all the pee you're getting rid of has a lot of calories in it, and with fewer calories absorbed by the body weight loss is a natural byproduct.
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  (#3) You Have Chronic Dry Mouth

  There is a well-established connection between high blood sugar/diabetes and dry mouth. Not only is sugar carried in your bloodstream, it also can exist in your saliva. Unfortunately, it dries out your spit, and this can lead to all manner of medical issues.

  Some of the more common conditions stemming from dry mouth include yeast infections, salivary gland infections, tooth decay, and other oral health concerns. The first sign of dry mouth is often chapped or cracked lips.
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  (#10) You're Irritable

  If your thinking is cloudy and muddled by high blood sugar, it often causes you to feel irritable and easily angered. High glucose can also slow reaction and decision-making abilities, and it can be a harbinger of depression - all of which can trigger irritability.

  Unlike many of the symptoms for high blood sugar, its exact link to irritability is not yet understood by doctors and researchers. One of the popular theories is the brain has adapted itself to receiving a certain level of glucose. When it is deprived of that steady stream - through either blood sugar spikes or dips - it short-circuits and moods start to swing.

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