Are you aware that there can be serious health complications due to Type 2 diabetes?  That is why it is so important to be able to spot Type 2 Diabetes symptoms.  Even if you happen to have pre-diabetes, this can increase the chance of your getting heart disease just as if you had Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.  Speak to your physician about preventive measures you will be able to take now in order to reduce the chance that you may develop heart disease as well as Type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes symptoms because of high blood sugar may include the following:

• Increased thirst
• Dry mouth
• Unexplained weight loss (even though you eat well and feel hungry)
• Blurred vision
• Increased hunger (particularly after you eat)
• Frequent urination
• Headaches
• Fatigue (tired, weak feeling)
• Loss of consciousness (rare)

Make sure to contact your health care provider if you happen to show any Type 2 diabetes symptoms or if you simply have some more questions about Type 2 diabetes.  It is very important to get tested for diabetes and begin an early treatment plan so that you will be able to prevent serious complications from this disease.

Unfortunately, there is usually no diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes until various health complications have occurred.  Oftentimes, there are no symptoms of the disease, or there is a very gradual development of Type 2 diabetes.  Approximately 1/3 of all people who have this disease are not even aware that they have it.  That is the main reason it is called the “silent killer”.

Other Type 2 symptoms of diabetes may include the following:

• Slow-healing cuts or sores
• Frequent yeast infections
• Velvety dark skin changes of the armpit, neck and groin which is also known as acanthosis nigricans
• Decreased vision
• Itching of the skin (particularly around the groin or vaginal area)
• Recent weight gain
• Numbness and tingling of the extremities – hands and feet
• Impotency

Diabetic Nerve Pain: Protect your Feet!

If you are a diabetic, that can stand trouble for your feet.  First of all, this disease can reduce the flow of blood to your feet and thus deprive your feet of not only much needed oxygen but nutrients as well.  In turn, this makes it harder for sores, blisters and cuts to heal.  Second of all, peripheral neuropathy, which is also diabetic nerve damage, may cause tingling and numbness in your feet.  It may also cause an extreme burning pain which is excruciating.  When you cannot feel blisters and cuts, you are more likely to get infections and sores that are so difficult to heal that it may result in foot amputation.  It is a sad reality that having a foot, toe or lower leg removed surgically is ten times more likely to happen in people who have diabetes.

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can also cause one to experience sharp pain in their feet.  They may become excruciatingly sensitive even to the slightest touch, and you may not even stand to have the sheets on your bed touch your feet.

I hope that this article has made you aware of Type 2 diabetes symptoms.  With fast food becoming so common, the weight of individuals has started to skyrocket.  That is an open invitation to get Type 2 diabetes.