“What are the symptoms of diabetes?”
I am a 38-year-old overweight female. How do I know if I have diabetes? What are the symptoms?
4 Answers
Can range from nil, then finding of abnormal blood result to other issues, thirst, sweet taste.
Excess thirst and urination are the classic ones. But they can be subtle and non specific. Best is to go to your doctor and be checked.
The most common primary symptoms of diabetes are an unnatural thirst and copious urination with a sweet smelling urine (it is, because it is loaded with glucose). However, it is not at all uncommon for diabetes to appear through symptoms of late stage complications, especially restless, low sensitivity legs. If you have experienced any of these, see your doctor and get checked.
There a several symptoms of diabetes but the main ones are polyuria (excess urination), polydipsia (excess thirst), & polyphagia ( hunger with wt. loss). Overwt. is a causative factor & should be controlled. You can get a list of all the symptoms & factors that influence diabetes from the American Diabetes Association at a local office or if there is none near you contact the national office on the internet. You can GOOGLE it.
