What were your first signs of diabetes?

What were your first signs of diabetes?

The early signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes can include:

• Frequent urination.
• Increased thirst.
• Always feeling hungry.
• Feeling very tired.
• Blurry vision.
• Slow healing of cuts and wounds.
• Tingling, numbness, or pain in the hands or feet.
• Patches of dark skin.

Can diabetes cause itching?

Dry, itchy skin If you have diabetes, you’re more likely to have dry skin. High blood sugar (glucose) can cause this. If you have a skin infection or poor circulation, these could also contribute to dry, itchy skin.

Can diabetes cause hives?

Autoimmune conditions such as thyroid disease and type 1 diabetes are factors that increase the odds of having urticaria2; and hence, it is believed that almost 45 per cent of patients with urticaria have autoimmune chronic urticaria (CU) and the rest are truly idiopathic CU3.

What are the warning signs of type 2 diabetes?

Symptoms

• Increased thirst.
• Frequent urination.
• Increased hunger.
• Unintended weight loss.
• Fatigue.
• Blurred vision.
• Slow-healing sores.
• Frequent infections.

What are the signs and symptoms of diabetes?

Common symptoms of diabetes: 1 Urinating often. 2 Feeling very thirsty. 3 Feeling very hungry—even though you are eating. 4 Extreme fatigue. 5 Blurry vision. 6 Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal. 7 Weight loss—even though you are eating more (type 1) 8 Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet (type 2)

Can a person with Type 2 diabetes appear suddenly?

Take our Risk Test to find out if you are at increased risk for having type 2 diabetes. Can symptoms appear suddenly? In people with type 1 diabetes, the onset of symptoms can be very sudden, while in type 2 diabetes, they tend to come about more gradually, and sometimes there are no signs at all.

How to tell if your child has type 1 diabetes?

The young child who is urinating frequently, drinking large quantities, losing weight, and becoming more and more tired and ill is the classic picture of a child with new-onset type 1 diabetes. If a child who is potty-trained and dry at night starts having accidents and wetting the bed again, diabetes might be the culprit.

What are the symptoms of DKA in diabetics?

DKA occurs when blood glucose is dangerously high and the body can’t get nutrients into the cells because of the absence of insulin. The body then breaks down muscle and fat for energy, causing an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine. Symptoms of DKA include a fruity odor on the breath, heavy, taxed breathing and vomiting.