Symptoms of diabetes

Let’s compare the early symptoms of diabetes, how they differ between type 1 versus type 2, in males versus females, and in children versus adults. Diabetes is a condition that occurs when your body isn’t able to regulate your • • • • • These symptoms are shared between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. However, the types develop at very different speeds. This causes symptoms to present very differently. It’s more common to develop type 1 diabetes in childhood or adolescence, but it does sometimes develop in adulthood. Since the symptoms of type 1 diabetes come on so quickly, they’re generally severe and noticeable. For example, you might lose a dramatic amount of weight in just a few weeks. You might also have stomach pains and vomiting. Additionally, because type 1 diabetes develops rapidly, your blood sugar might become very high before you can get a diagnosis and start treatment. This can sometimes lead to a medical emergency called Most of the symptoms of diabetes Instead, parents or caregivers will notice symptoms. You • an increased need for diaper changes • • weight loss • having very little appetite • always seeming to be thirsty • always feeling tired or weak • • • changes in mood • • • When infants and children develop diabetes, it’s most likely Just like in adults, the early symptoms are the same no matter the type: Type 1 symptoms will come on much faster. Type 2 symptoms will develop more slowly. Diabetes can affect multiple body areas. This includes the following:...

Early Signs and Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your body doesn’t make enough of a hormone called insulin or doesn’t use insulin the way it should. Insulin helps carry glucose (also called sugar) to your cells. So when there’s a problem with the insulin, glucose builds up in your blood. You’ve probably heard this called high blood sugar. About 90% of people who have diabetes have type 2. The other two main ones are type 1, in which your body stops making insulin, and gestational, which happens in pregnant women. You can usually control type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes. Some people also need medication. You might not know that you have type 2 diabetes until it affects your health. About 1 in 4 people with the condition don’t know that they have it. Symptoms can come on slowly. They may include: • More thirst. When sugar builds up in your blood, your • More hunger. Because diabetes can stop glucose from getting to your cells, you feel hungry, even after you’ve eaten. • Peeing often. You’ll pee more because your kidneys are working to get rid of extra sugar in your system. • Dry mouth. Dehydration and peeing a lot can drain moisture from your mouth as well. • Weight loss without trying. When you lose sugar from peeing a lot, you lose calories, too. You might lose weight even though you’re eating as usual. • Fatigue. When your body can’t use energy from food, you could feel weak and tired. • Blurry vision. High blood sugar can make you h...

Diabetes is a serious, common medical condition. If you have diabetes, you need to manage and regularly monitor your glucose (blood sugar) levels to be sure that they’re within a target range. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes, which typically develops in adulthood, occurs when your body stops responding to insulin, a hormone produced by your pancreas, that helps your cells take in sugar from your blood. The only way to know for sure that you have diabetes is to get tested. The most common tests are the A1C test and the plasma glucose test. This article will take a closer look at the warning signs of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, testing options, and treatments. Untreated diabetes tends to cause worsening symptoms over time as chronically high blood sugar levels cause more damage to your tissues and organs. You may not recognize these warning signs in the beginning if they’re mild. The symptoms of It’s important that you visit your doctor if you notice any potential warning signs of diabetes. If left untreated, diabetes can severely damage the tissues and organs in your body. Early warning signs Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have some symptoms that are the same and some that are different. The • • • • increased hunger • • • • skin that’s very itchy or dry • It’s generally diagnosed in children and young adults, although it can occur at any age....

How can you tell if you have The warning signs can be so mild that you don't notice them. That's especially true of With Early Signs of Diabetes Both • • Peeing more often and being thirstier. The average person usually has to pee between four and seven times in 24 hours, but people with diabetes may go a lot more. Why? Normally, your body reabsorbs glucose as it passes through your kidneys. But when diabetes pushes your • • Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes These tend to show up after your glucose has been high for a long time. • • Between fingers and toes • Under • In or around sex organs • Slow-healing sores or cuts. Over time, high blood sugar can affect your blood flow and cause • Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes You might notice: • Unplanned weight loss. If your body can't get energy from your food, it will start burning muscle and fat for energy instead. You may • Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes High blood sugar during Warning Signs of Diabetes Complications Signs of type 2 diabetes' complications may include: • Slow-healing sores or cuts • Itchy skin (usually around the vaginal or groin area) • Frequent • Recent • Velvety, dark skin changes of the neck, • • Decreased • Learn about what you can do to lower your risk of diabetes complications. Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia, or • Shaky • Nervous or anxious • Sweaty, chilly, or clammy • Cranky or impatient • Confused • Lightheaded or dizzy • Hungry • Sleepy • Weak • Tingly or numb in your lips, You might notice: • Fast heartbeat • P...

Hi, I'm Dr. Yogish C Kudva. I'm an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic and I'm here to answer some of the important questions you may have about type one diabetes. The best current treatment for type one diabetes is an automated insulin delivery system. This system includes a continuous glucose monitor, insulin pump, and a computer algorithm that continually adjusts insulin responding to the continuous glucose monitoring signal. The patient still has to enter information about the amount of carbohydrate he or she eats at mealtimes to provide the meal time related insulin. Testing using a glucose meter is not enough because glucose measurements in people with type one diabetes, vary from normal to low and normal to high very rapidly in the course of a day, a continuous glucose monitor is needed to assess whether treatment is effective and also to determine how to improve treatment. Current guidelines recommend use of a continuous glucose monitor. The percentage of time that is spent daily with glucose between 70 and 180 milligram per deciliter is the main measurement of appropriate treatment. This percentage should be 70% or higher daily. In addition, percentage of time spent with glucose below 70 should be less than four percent and greater than 250 should be less than five percent. Clearly, hemoglobin A1C testing to evaluate adequacy of treatment is not enough. In certain people with type one diabetes transplantation can be undertaken. This could be pancreas transplantation or...