What are some general symptoms of diabetes?!


Question: What are some general symptoms of diabetes!?
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Some diabetes symptoms include:
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision
If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away!.
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When uncontrolled or untreated: excessive thirst, increased urination, fatigue, possible nausea, blurry vision, weight loss, neuropathy, infections that won't heal!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels), especially after eating!. All types of diabetes mellitus share similar symptoms and complications at advanced stages!. Hyperglycemia itself can lead to dehydration and ketoacidosis!. Longer-term complications include cardiovascular disease (doubled risk), chronic renal failure (it is the main cause for dialysis), retinal damage with eventual blindness, nerve damage and eventual gangrene with risk of amputation of toes, feet, and even legs!.
The most important forms of diabetes are due to decreased production of insulin (diabetes mellitus type 1, the first recognized form), or decreased sensitivity of body tissues to insulin (diabetes mellitus type 2, the more common form)!.

Diabetes mellitus type 1 requires insulin injections, while Diabetes mellitus type 2 is generally managed with oral medication and only requires insulin if the tablets are ineffective!.

Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed diabetes in children and adolescents, but can occur in adults as well!. It is an autoimmune disorder, in which the body's own immune system attacks the beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, destroying them or damaging them sufficiently to reduce insulin production!. The autoimmune attack may be triggered by reaction to an infection, for example by one of the viruses of the Coxsackie virus family!. A subtype of type 1 diabetes (identifiable by the presence of antibodies against beta cells) develops slowly and so is often confused with Type 2 diabetes!. In addition, a small proportion of type 1 diabetes cases has the hereditary condition maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)!.

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by "insulin resistance" as body cells do not respond appropriately when insulin is present!. This is a more complex problem than type 1 diabetes, but is sometimes easier to treat, since insulin is still produced, especially in the initial years!. Type 2 diabetes may go unnoticed for years in a patient before diagnosis, since the symptoms are typically milder (no ketoacidosis) and can be sporadic!. However, severe complications can result from unnoticed type 2 diabetes, including renal failure, and coronary artery disease!.

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by "insulin resistance" as body cells do not respond appropriately when insulin is present!. This is a more complex problem than type 1 diabetes, but is sometimes easier to treat, since insulin is still produced, especially in the initial years!. Type 2 diabetes may go unnoticed for years in a patient before diagnosis, since the symptoms are typically milder (no ketoacidosis) and can be sporadic!. However, severe complications can result from unnoticed type 2 diabetes, including renal failure, and coronary artery disease!.

Type 2 diabetes almost always has a slow onset (often years), but in type 1 diabetes, particularly in children, onset may be quite fast (weeks or months)!. Early symptoms of type 1 diabetes are often polyuria (frequent urination) and polydipsia (increased thirst, and consequent increased fluid intake)!. There may also be weight loss (despite normal or increased eating), increased appetite, and irreduceable fatigue!. These symptoms may also manifest in Type 2 diabetes in patients who present with frank poorly controlled diabetes!. Thirst develops because of osmotic effects



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