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Diabetes Signs & Symptoms |
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What is considered normal? When should you
be concerned? Check a symptom with our symptom checker, if you have
not already been diagnosed. It will tell you exactly what to look
for and when a trip to the doctor is in order.
High blood levels of
glucose can cause several problems, including frequent urination,
excessive thirst, hunger, fatigue, weight loss, and blurry vision.
However, because type 2 diabetes develops slowly, some people with
high blood sugar experience no symptoms at
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Type 1 Diabetes
Symptoms
The
process that destroys the insulin-producing beta
cells can be a long and insidious one. At the
point when insulin production bottoms out,
however, type 1 diabetes usually appears suddenly
and progresses quickly. Warning signs of type 1
diabetes include:
- Frequent urination (in children, a
recurrence of bed-wetting after toilet training
has been completed).
- Unusual thirst, especially for sweet, cold
drinks.
- Extreme hunger.
- Sudden, sometimes dramatic, weight loss.
- Weakness.
- Extreme fatigue.
- Blurred vision or other changes in eyesight.
- Irritability.
- Nausea and vomiting (acute symptoms).
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Type 2 Diabetes
Symptoms
Type
2 diabetes usually begins gradually and progresses
slowly. Symptoms in adults include the following:
- Excessive thirst.
- Increased urination.
- Fatigue.
- Blurred vision.
- Weight loss.
- In women, vaginal yeast infections or fungal
infections under the breasts or in the groin.
- Severe gum problems.
- Itching.
- Impotence in men.
- Unusual sensations, such as tingling or
burning, in the extremities.
Symptoms in children are often
different:
- Most children are obese or overweight.
- Increased urination is mild or even absent.
- Many develop a skin problem called
acanthosis, which is characterized by velvety,
dark colored patches of skin.
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If you have any of these symptoms, get your
Diabetes Health Care Kit so you can learn
how to contact your health care provider right away and get tested
or screened the right way. |
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