Diabetes Treatments

Despite the considerably obvious signs of diabetes this disease can go undetected for quite some time. The longer diabetes goes undetected, the worse the disease becomes and it is harder to treat. Diabetes is most common with people who have a close relative with diabetes, with women who had gestational diabetes or gave birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more, and African- Americans. In the case of people who have a relative with diabetes this only includes their immediate family which means their brother, sister, mother or father.

There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes but many of the symptoms for both types are the same. The symptoms found in both types of diabetes include a frequent need to urinate. You won’t be able to go as long as usual without feeling the need to urinate and when you do postpone your trip to the bathroom you may suffer incontinence. An increase in thirst is another major sign that you may have diabetes. When diabetes goes untreated your body tries to heal itself by using up the water in your body so you will feel thirsty often. Weight loss is a major symptom of type 2 diabetes. Blurred and unclear vision is a sign of diabetes and if left untreated can lead to temporary or permanent blindness. Numbness and tingling in the feet is another sign of diabetes.

The above symptoms of diabetes don’t all have to happen at the same time and although you may be experiencing all of these symptoms they may not be linked to diabetes at all. In the beginning stages of diabetes there may be no symptoms present at all and if you are already aware that you have diabetes and are already being treated for it then you won’t have these signs and symptoms of diabetes. The best thing you can do is see a doctor and get tested for diabetes.