What are the signs of diabetes and when should I be tested?
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Go get checked if there is any doubt at all. Here are a list of symptoms. Some people don’t have any symptoms, and some people have symptoms not listed here.
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Constant hunger
Unexplained weight gain or loss
Blurry vision
Slow healing wounds
Reoccurring yeast infection in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Irritability
Headaches
Tingling sensation in arms,hands,feet or legs
Leg cramps
Watch your diet, and get daily exercise. You have a risk factor since it is in your family. Taking care of yourself now can keep diabetes at bay for awhile, but there is no way to actually prevent it. It does not matter if you are overweight or not. Diabetes causes the weight gain in many people in a lot of cases. 51% of type 2 diabetics have never been over weight and have a normal diet. Type 1 can be diagnosed from infancy to around age 30. This is the type that is insulin dependent. Type 2 is usually diagnosed after the age of 30 and is treated with oral med, insulin or both. Some people can control it for many years by diet and exercise, but it usually requires medication in later years. Type 2 is becoming more prevelant recently in grade school age kids over the last few years, and they expect a great rise in the number of people that develop it. Certain drugs, (sterioids,
cortisterioids, some blood pressure medications, certain drugs used in cancer treatment, are among some of the drugs) disease that affects the pancreas, and injury to the pancreas can also lead to or contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. There is no cure for type 2 or type 1 except pancreas transplant.
Get your blood sugar tested by a doctor, or by a family member who has a blood glucose meter.
The symptoms I displayed when I was diagnosed were constant thirst, frequent urination and blurry vision.
You are not being paranoid. You have named some of the symptoms of diabetes. You also get very tired. You should go to the doctor right away. You may just be a pre diabetic and can correct your problem before it does any damage or before you are required to take medication. If you put it off, you will be compounding the danger.
Without any of the symptoms ,the diabetic can persist in you.Please checkup your blood sugar level in good clinic.
I dont think everyone urinating often and being thirsty does have diabetes or has a VERY high risk. And yes it also runs in the family, so you do have more chances and it is possible that you have it, but no need to get worried about it. There’s nothing wrong with a quick and cheap test like your blood glucose. So just go see your family doctor and ask for it. I wouldn’t recommend self-testing through a meter of family members, as that’s not what it’s meant for.
As for prevention, just stay healthy: eat healthy, do enough exercise and make sure you are not overweight etc.