How can you tell if your diabetic?

Answer 1

thirst, craving for sugar, pale skin, palpitations

Answer 2

Development of symptoms
In type 1 diabetes, symptoms tend to develop rapidly, over a couple of weeks, and are more severe. In type 2 diabetes, symptoms develop slowly and are usually milder.

Common symptoms of both types of diabetes are:

increased thirst
passing water frequently, especially at night
tiredness and fatigue
loss of weight
genital itching or recurrent thrush


In type 1 diabetes, less common symptoms are:

cramps
constipation
blurred vision
recurrent skin infections


In type 2 diabetes, symptoms may go unnoticed for years

In type 2 diabetes, symptoms may go unnoticed for years, and only when complications of diabetes - such as foot ulceration or blurred vision occur - is diabetes diagnosed. Remember that all the symptoms may not be present. Whenever any of these symptoms arise, it's important to be tested for diabetes.

Diagnosing diabetes
Diabetes may be detected in a routine urine test where excess glucose is present. In type 1 diabetes, people often develop symptoms over a few weeks. They may feel thirsty all the time and need to urinate a lot, and they may feel tired and lose weight.

A blood test that measures the level of glucose in the blood will confirm whether or not the underlying cause is diabetes.

Answer 3

unexplained weight loss (you don't process food as well).

getting dizzy if you don't eat for too long or if you eat a whole lot of carbs and sugar at once.

don't play with this. if you can't afford a doctor, look in the yellow pages for a free health clinic.


the American Diabetes Association may be able to help you.

good luck

Answer 4

Have a lab work-up done. Only way to tell for sure is to do lab work specific for diabetes.

Answer 5

The only way to tell for sure is to get a urine test to check for sugar, but here's an overview:
http://diabetes.webmd.com/guide/understanding-diabetes-symptoms

Answer 6

Always tired, quick weight loss, weeing all the time and getting a blood test from the doctors

Answer 7

The main symptom is a dreadful unquenchable thirst, but also include weeing a lot more, blurred vision, itchy genitals. Check www.diabetes.org.uk for more thorough details

Answer 8

your really tired all the time but you had enough sleep and you didn't do much of anything... you get really hyper after a meal that didn't have that much sugar in it. thats about as much as i know that are common. usually obese people are diabetic.

Answer 9

You will feel tired. Pee a lot. Possibly feel either hyper or down after eating certain foods. Go to a doctor to be sure.

Answer 10

By going to the Docs

Answer 11

I have diabtetes and the symptoms i had were; peeing .. aton drinking water consistently irrataion , and hunger, deffinetley go to your doctor if you think you have diaabetes