Symptoms of Diabetes

One of the most important symptoms of Diabetes is:

• Extreme weakness or lethargy.

Common Symptoms of Diabetes

• Excessive Hunger
• Excessive Urination
• Tiredness
• Excessive Thirst
• Loss of Weight
• Irriability

Other symptoms are:

• Excessive Appetite.
• Excessive thirst (desire to take more and more water).
• Excessive urination.
• Loss of weight.
• Itching all over body and itching around private parts.
• Excessive itching around glands and penis in males and around vagina in females.
• Deterioration in vision with frequent changing of glasses.
• Leg cramps-Pain in legs.
• Burning, in both feet and numbness.
• Delayed healing of wound or some infection in the body.

Problems which Diabetics Encounter more often than General Public

• Heart Attacks (Specially at Young Age)
• Strokes, Paralytic Attacks
• Gangrene of Foot-Leading to Amputation of Foot or Toe
• Repeated Attacks ofInfections or Boils
• Rapid Deterioration of Vision and Blindness
• Sexual Problems
• Kidney Disease and Need for dialysis or Renal Transplant. Giddiness.
• Eyes-blurring of vision or double vision called Diplopia are common eye symptoms in diabetic patients.

There had been increase in the number of Diabetic patients. Reasons behind this increase are:

• Change in lifestyle.
• Change in food habits.
• Awareness about the disease and symptoms. Patients come forward for blood tests and other investigations for the diagnosis of Diabetes.