Diabetes is a disease that occurs when blood sugar (blood glucose) levels are too high, which can be caused by insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) or an inability to produce insulin (type 1 diabetes). Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in childhood. Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, can occur at any age but is more prevalent in the elderly. Prediabetes is defined as having blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Changes can be made to reduce the likelihood of type 2 diabetes developing.

1. Frequent urination

When you have high blood sugar levels, your kidneys excrete the excess sugar, causing you to urinate more frequently. Frequent urination that is urgent enough to wake you up to go to the bathroom during sleep is one of the early warning signs of diabetes.

2. Increase in thirst

Valuable fluids will be drawn from your tissues as your kidneys work overtime and you urinate more frequently. You will feel thirsty all the time if you urinate frequently.

3. Tiredness

When your blood sugar level is elevated, your body works hard to eliminate the excess sugar. This process not only harms your body, but it also changes the way your body uses glucose for energy. Excessive blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, causes fatigue among other symptoms. Furthermore, dehydration caused by more frequent urination is a common cause of fatigue in diabetics.

4. hazy vision

High blood sugar levels can harm the small blood vessels in the eye, resulting in a swollen lens and blurred vision. As your blood sugar levels rise and fall, your vision may return to normal or worsen.

5. Increased appetite

When you have high blood sugar, your body works hard to get rid of it. Because your body expels so much of the glucose from your food, you may experience increased hunger.

6. Unknown cause of weight loss

With the release of excess glucose, you lose your primary energy source, and when your body is unable to use glucose for energy, it begins to burn fat and muscle, resulting in weight loss. At 10 pounds or 5% of total body weight, unexplained weight loss is considered significant.

7. Slow wound and cut healing

Damaged blood vessels cause weakened blood circulation in the same way that damaged eye tissue causes blurred vision. As a result, blood cannot reach the affected area as easily, and minor cuts or wounds can take weeks or months to heal. Because of the slow healing, unhealed cuts and wounds are more likely to become infected, increasing the risk of amputation.

8. Hand or foot numbness or tingling

High blood sugar levels can have a negative impact on nerves. This damage can begin with tingling or numbness and progress to pain or neuropathy over time.

9. Discoloration of the skin

Insulin resistance can cause dark patches of skin (acanthosis nigricans) to appear in the folds of the neck, underarm area, or groin. This darkened skin may appear raised and velvety.

10.Yeast infections

The excess sugar in your blood and urine provides yeast with an ideal environment. Yeast can feed on excess sugar in the genital area, as well as the mouth and armpits. Keeping your blood sugar stable can help you avoid yeast infections.

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