Signs of type 2 diabetes

What are the initial indicators and manifestations of type 2 diabetes?

Many people with type 2 diabetes either don’t experience any symptoms at all or don’t recognize them. Among the symptoms are:

• frequent urination, particularly at night.

• being extremely thirsty.

• feeling especially worn out.

• becoming slimmer and losing weight naturally.

• thrush or vaginal itching.

• wounds and cuts that take longer to heal.

• blurry vision.

Can one be cured of type 2 diabetes?

Neither type 2 diabetes nor any other form of diabetes has a treatment. Some people can go into “remission”—a state of no more type 2 diabetes—by decreasing weight. This indicates that they are no longer inside the range for diabetes or prediabetes and that they can resume taking their blood sugar medicine at “normal” levels. However, if a person gains weight again, type 2 diabetes may recur.

Adults with type 2 diabetes symptoms

Since each person is unique, your symptoms might not always be the same. Nonetheless, increased thirst, increased urination, fatigue, and weight loss are the most typical signs of type 2 diabetes.

Compared to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes may be simpler to ignore because its symptoms may not be as noticeable.

Watch our video to learn more about these symptoms and their causes.

Signs of type 2 diabetes in children and young adults (under 18s)

Children and young adults with type 2 diabetes may have more noticeable symptoms, but they are the same as those listed above. Compared to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes in children is far less common. A family history of type 2 diabetes, ethnicity, and being obese or overweight are risk factors.

If I think I could have type 2 diabetes, what should I do?

Ask your general practitioner to get a diabetes blood test if you believe you exhibit some of the signs of type 2 diabetes. Learn more about undergoing a diabetes test. It’s critical to identify type 2 diabetes as soon as feasible.

Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes can induce dangerously elevated blood sugar levels in certain individuals, a condition known as hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) or, in more uncommon circumstances, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). View the effects of type 2 diabetes on children who are not diagnosed.

The longer type 2 diabetes goes untreated, the higher the chance that long-term issues like retinopathy—eye disease—will arise. Early diagnosis allows for the detection and treatment of these.

How does type 2 diabetes that has not been diagnosed feel?

Jordan believed that his symptoms of type 2 diabetes were chronic. He was tired, had cramps in his muscles, had to urinate a lot, and had lost his appetite.