Signs & Symptoms of Diabetic Disease

Diabetes is a very complicated disease. Not only do you have to follow a strict diet regimen, you also have to be wary of higher risks for other diseases. There are many signs and symptoms of diabetes.

Definition

• There are two main types of diabetes. Type II, the most common form, occurs when your body can't properly use insulin. Type I, which affects only 5 percent to 10 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes, is when your body can't produce insulin. In the United States, 7.8 percent of the population has diabetes, according to the diabetes.org.

Symptoms

• Some of the symptoms you may experience before learning of your diabetes are fatigue, an increase in urination, blurry vision, an insatiable thirst, a constant hunger, unexplained weight loss and irritability.

Signs

• People who are in a prediabetic state may not have any signs that they have higher glucose levels than normal. If you are in a prediabetic state, you have a 58 percent chance of delaying or preventing the disease itself through dietary and lifestyle changes.

Considerations

• The signs and symptoms of diabetes can seem insignificant. Our busy lifestyles sometimes dictate that we ignore symptoms and lead our hectic lives. Diabetes complications can be very severe, and even those in a prediabetic state can be sustaining damage to their bodies from this disease.

Warning

• Annual physical exams are vital to your good health. Early detection is very critical in most diseases, but particularly important in diabetes. A licensed eye specialist should do a vision screening once a year, particularly if there is family history of diabetes.