what are the symptoms of diabetes is it curable?

Answer 1

Symptoms

At first, your blood sugar level may rise so slowly that you may not know that anything is wrong. One-third of all people who have diabetes do not know that they have the disease. 1

If you do have symptoms of type 2 diabetes, they may include:

Feeling thirsty.
Having to urinate more than usual.
Feeling more hungry than usual.
Losing weight without trying to.
Feeling very tired.
Feeling cranky.
Other signs of type 2 diabetes may include:

Lots of infections and cuts and bruises that heal slowly.
Blurred vision.
Tingling or numbness in your hands or feet.
Lots of skin, gum, or bladder infections.
Vaginal yeast infections.
Some people have already developed more serious health problems by the time they are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Over time, diabetes can lead to problems with the eyes, kidneys, heart, blood vessels, and nerves. Signs of these problems may include:

Numbness, tingling, burning pain, or swelling in your feet or hands (diabetic neuropathy).
Blurred or distorted vision or seeing flashes of light; seeing large, floating red or black spots; or seeing large areas that look like floating hair, cotton fibers, or spider webs (diabetic retinopathy).
Chest pain or shortness of breath. This may be a sign of heart or blood vessel problems.
oh and no its not curable. hope this helped.by the way symptoms are similiar for both.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1 the body doesn't produce insulin and injections are required for survival. In Type 2, some insulin is produced, however it is insufficient. Type 2 is more likely to occur in individuals over forty, but can strike at any age.

* Symptoms may include:

· excessive thirst
· excessive appetite
· weight loss or weight gain
· fatigue
· nausea, perhaps vomiting
· blurred vision
· in women, frequent vaginal infections
· in men, impotence
· in both sexes, yeast infections

Diabetes can be controlled but not totally curable.

Answer 4

You get very very thirsty ,start to loose weight in the later stages ,if not diagnosed in good time. It is so far not curable, but as a diabetic type 1(needing insulin injections) for thirty years I can say that with a positive attitude and positive care it is not anything that should curtail anybody living a full life.See a doctor if you are worried.

Answer 5

well i wouldn't say it's curable but my husband was diagnosed as type 2 but it was steriod inducded (he has to have steriods as part of ongoing treatment) and was insulin dependant, he used novarapid and levermir. After quite frequent episodes of having alot of hypo's he just decided to not take his insulin. We had a massive row over this later (i did not know at the time he was not taking the insulin but saying he was and i had no reason to doubt him) but continued to monitor his sugar levels, and they did after a day come within normal range. He continues to monitor his levels closely as the doctors at his hospital said it was unlikely but could happen as his steroid therapy was high at the time he was diagnosed and at the time of discharge when his steriod was at a safe level he was still insulin dependant. But since that his pancrease has had time to recover again and they are quite happy to continue as a non diabetic. We have been told that it could return as he will be on steriods for the rest of his life as well as other meds which can cause diabetes but we are just being sensible and eating a healthy diet and monotoring his levels closely.
BUT i am not saying to anyone who is diabetic to stop taking insuline cos that would be silly, even though that is what my hubby did, but i suppose every case is diffrent and listen to your doctor. My hubby had been diabetic a few month before he decided to try this out and it could return but at the minute he enjoys being insulin free (artifical that is) and he is making the most of it.

4 types of diabeties;
a) type 1
b) type 2
c) gestational - pregnancy which usually goes after the baby is born.
d) drug inducded - such as steriods and immunosuppressants.

symptons can be;
* needing to wee more esp at night
* increased thirst
* headaches
* weight loss
* tiredness
* dry skin (not always present though)
* increased hunger

Hope this helps in some way.

Answer 6

Extreme thirst and needing to go to the loo a lot. It can be found in the eyes by an optician. It depends on what type of diabetes someone has the lesser is contolled by tablets and diet. The most extreme needs insulin. If you think you may have it you should go to your doctors for a blood test. It's better to earlier than later, if so.

Answer 7

There are 2 types of Diabetes!
Type #1:
being exceptionally thirsty
dry mouth
the need to urinate often
weight loss (even though you may be hungry and eating well)
feeling weak and tired
blurry vision
Type #2:
blurry vision
cuts or sores that are slow to heal
itchy skin, yeast infections
increased thirst
dry mouth
need to urinate often
leg pain

Neither are curable, just manageable with eating right & taking the meds routinely.

Answer 8

Depends on what type of diabetes you have....You can do a search on any search engine and find alot of sources with this information.

Neither type is curable, so you'll just have to deal with management strategies.

Answer 9

drinking a lot of fluids and peeing a lot are the main signs but if you go hypo =low then other symptoms come into play you may feel light headed or sick and start to shake. I cant give symptoms for hyper +high as I've never had that. its not curable but a healthy diet can keep it under control

Answer 10

What world are you living in? Diabetes is not curable, that is why patients take insulin!! The symptoms are - frequent urination and thirst! It is hereditary, but from your question, I don't think anyone in your family has it or you wouldn't have asked this question. If you have these symptoms, a simple blood test will find out for sure.See you family doctor, and get the tests,find out. And while your waiting, go to the web - (www.mayoclinic.com) - you'll find everything you want to know about diabetes on that site.