Warning signs of Diabetes

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All you need to do is type this in any search engine and you'll come up with

dozens of sites that pretty much all say the same thing........

What are the warning signs of diabetes?

Individuals can experience different warning signs, and sometimes there may

be no obvious warning, but some of the signs are commonly experienced:

Common Signs

Type 1 diabetes

The onset of Type 1 diabetes is usually sudden and dramatic and can include

symptoms such as:

Abnormal thirst and a dry mouth

* Frequent urination

* Extreme tiredness/lack of energy

* Constant hunger

* Sudden weight loss

* Slow-healing wounds

* Recurrent infections

* Blurred vision

Type 2 diabetes

The same symptoms that are listed above can also affect people with Type 2

diabetes, but usually the symptoms are less obvious. The onset of Type 2

diabetes is gradual and therefore hard to detect. Indeed, some people with

Type 2 diabetes show no obvious symptoms early on. These people are often

diagnosed several years later, when various complications are already

present.

People who think they might have diabetes should see a healthcare

professional.

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As I said earlier, a person can have one, two, or more of the symptoms--or

some people have none. Early detection is very important. A person with

impaired pancreatic function IS AT RISK. My personal goal after getting out of

the hospital last year was to bring this warning to the forefront at this site.

I

discussed my desire to do so at length with Karyn so there would be no

surprises when I got on my bandwagon. Not to scare people, but to create

enough awareness of the disease, and our risks of developing it, to motivate

members to educate themselves BEFORE it strikes, other than afterward. It's

just another way of being proactive about your own health.

Certainly not everyone here will develop diabetes, but enough of us have it

already, or will in the future, to make it a secondary subject to be discussed

and reviewed on this forum. There are several excellent diabetes forums on

the net, but very few of them understand the diabetic who became that way

due to chronic pancreatitis. Much of what those forums dictate, particularly in

regard to diet considerations, is not congruent with handling the disease

when you also have chronic pancreatitis. The diabetic CPer has a whole

different set of problems. I'll not bore you by going into further detail, and

now

I ask that you forgive my occasional forays into this other subject.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments and advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical

professional.