Symptoms
The symptoms of diabetes are:- Feeling very thirsty
- Feeling very hungry even though you are eating
- Urinating frequently, particularly at night
- Extreme fatique
- Slow rate of healing wounds
- Blurry vision
- Areas of darkened skin
- Weight loss – even though you are eating more
- Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet
Many people have type 2 diabetes for years without realizing because early symptoms tend to be general.
Causes
- Family history of diabetes or inherited tendency
- Being overweight (20 percent or more over your desired body weight)
- Lack of physical activity
- Physical stress (such as surgery or illness)
- Use of certain medications, including steroid and blood pressure medications
- High blood pressure
- Abnormal blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels
- Age (risk increases with age)
- Alcohol
- Smoking