type 2 diabetes symptoms

Read and learn more about type 2 diabetes symptoms. For more, visit the Diabetes website DiabetesFAQ.org

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and how long could you have it before you realized?
I have read that in type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can be virtually non-existent, so how can you tell?

A: 3 words – Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria. They mean to eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot. Those are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things DM II can do is cause nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage. It raises blood pressure and can increase your risk of heart attacks. Bad thing all around. To diagnose it see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose level.

Q: I do not have diabetes but wondered if those of you who have type 2 have these symptoms?
Tingling and numb fingers and feet that get very hot and tingle at the same time?

What other symptoms do you also suffer from please?

Looking for info for a friend however but articles I’ve read never mention the toes, hands or fingers as a symptom of type 2 diabetes..

A: The tingling and burning can be symptoms, but are more often felt in those that have had diabetes for awhile. Diabetes (both types) can very often be genetic. Eating too much sugar or too many carbs does not cause diabetes, and you do not have to be overweight or underweight to have the disease. Other symptoms include
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Sweet smelling urine
Constant hunger
Fatigue
Headaches
Irritability
Nausea or vomiting
Blurry vision
Leg cramps
Reoccurring yeast infection in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Slow healing wounds
Itching of the body with no rash
Unexplained weight loss OR gain
Burning tingling sensations in hands, arms, feet, or legs.

Q: Please can I have lots of detailed symptoms of type 2 diabetes ASAP?
I would really appreciate it if you could give a list of various symptoms of type 2 diabetes ONLY and why you may get it. Thank you

A: Okay so you can get type 2 diabetes because of family history, environment, and being obese, or any combination of the three. Here is a list of syptoms.

* Increased thirst
* Increased hunger (especially after eating)
* Dry mouth
* Frequent urination
* Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry)
* Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)
* Blurred vision
* Headaches
* Loss of consciousness (rare)

Other symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include:

* Slow-healing sores or cuts
* Itching of the skin (usually around the vaginal or groin area)
* Frequent yeast infections
* Recent weight gain
* Velvety dark skin changes of the neck, armpit and groin, called acanthosis nigricans
* Numbness and tingling of the hands and feet
* Decreased vision
* Impotency
there are no symptoms that are only type 2 because type one and two have alost identical symptoms.

Q: I fill most of the symptoms for Type 2 Diabetes, and my mum is not taking it seriously?
I am 14 and fill most of the symptoms, except obesity. I want to go for a blood test but my mum said I am being silly and the symptoms are vague. Help?

A: Diet with diabetes, especially, should take into account the amount of carbohydrates consumed by humans, because the carbohydrates, the main source of glucose and, consequently, the element of power, requiring insulin.

Q: What are the symptoms for diabetes type 2?
How do you know if you have and what diabetics should know if they have it?

A: Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

. What to do is exercise at least 30 min. a day.
Plus a low Glycemic Diet.

Here is a list of 2,480 food with their index and load.
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
The load is the more important.

Kitty

Q: I go to the restroom alot and get thirsty alot but I’m not sure if I have the symptoms for type 2 diabetes?
I’m about 10-15 pounds overweight. but I’m not sure if i have type 2 diabetes. How can I know if I have type 2 diabetes.

A: it sounds like you are i was diagnosed two weeks ago and i went to the doctor and said
im thirsty alot
im going to the bathroom alot espeacially at night
my eyes arent as sharp
and im sweating alot
we did a few simple test and found out i am type 2 diabetic
i am now on metformin and i feel a world of better
ask your doctor for an 1c test,that tells what your bllod sugars have been for the last 3 months and that opens a few doors
any questions email me

Q: What are some diseases that have the same symptoms of diabetes type 2?

A: symptom: polyuria
Diabetes mellitus*
Fluid overload*
Drug reaction
Hypercalcemia*
Diabetes insipidus*
Psychogenic polydipsia
Anxiety
Chronic renal failure
Sickle cell anemia

symptom: polyphagia
Depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety
Bulimia nervosa
Pregnancy
Diabetes mellitus*
Diabetic ketoacidosis*
Drug reaction
Hypothalamic obesity

symptom: weight loss
Dietary and exercise factors
Depressive disorder
Gastroenteritis
Eating disorders
Anxiety
Hyperthyroidism
Alcohol abuse
Recreational drug abuse
Diabetes mellitus type 1*
Tuberculosis
Bipolar disorder
Chronic infection
Peptic ulcer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Giardiasis
Lymphoma
Malignancy
Malabsorption
Celiac disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Addison’s disease
Intestinal parasites
AIDS
Amebic dysentery
Liver failure
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pheochromocytoma
Polyarteritis nodosa
Manic phase of manic depression

This’ll keep you busy for a while. If you really want to know if you have DMII, you should see your doctor.

Q: type 2 diabetes symptoms please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
please help

i think i might have type 2 diabetes im age 15
please answer my other ones thanks

A: why do you think you have diabetes?

type II is a mature onset and at 15 thats rather young, although with high incidences of obesity younger people are getting it.

Type 1 is insulin dependant diabetes and your age is nearer for getting that

here are the most common symptoms

Polydypsia – excessive thirst, you drink a lot more than usual as you have a raging thirst

polyuria – you pass a lot more urine than normal, and you wake at night to do so too

tiredness – you have no energy and want to sleep a lot

abdominal pain

weight loss

mood swings

if you feel there is a chance that you have all of these symptoms then seek medical advice immediately

Q: Friend did a 12 hour fast blood test, numbers were good, but still exhibits symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, why?
My friend is an overweight middle age male who occasionally experiences symptoms of thirst and swolen numb-tingling feet. He also had a weird little rash on one leg recently and also suffered from inexplicably sore neck muscles, light-headedness, as well as feelings of fatigue and depression. He did a 12 hour fasting blood test the other day and the report said all his numbers were in the average to good range. What gives? He’s showing a lot of the symptoms that someone with Type 2 Diabetes would show.

A couple years ago his glucose level was high, so he went on a diet, lost 30 pounds, and the doctor said he was fine after he lost the weight. The doc also said he was never diabetic at that time but glucose intolerant. However, he also said the cheque was in the mail for future problems with diabetes if he didn’t continue to lose weight and exercise regularly. He put on a few pounds since then, had a minor heart attack in June, but made a full recovery.

He never experienced any symptoms of diabetes other than numb swolle feet when he was first told his sugar levels were high. His doctor told him once he lost a lot more weight the feeling would return to his feet and the feet would stop swelling too. The doctor at that time thought the numb, tingling, swelling feet was more of a case of poor circulation because of vericose veins as opposed to any sign of sugar diabetes. Agan, any ideas?

Now, he tells me the symptom of pangs of thirst never happened to him before. What do you think? In the last 2 weeks he has eliminated sugar from his diet, is exercising and is eating only nutritious foods. He says he feels a lot better but once in a while the thirst creeps up and the tingling numb feet (they are no longer swollen when he exercises) come back occasionally. I’m taking him back to the doctor next week, but I’d like some information from those of you who might have some ideas of what is going on here before I speak to his doctor. Thanks.

A: There are several variations of type 2 diabetes, the fasting test does not screen for all of them. He should ask for a OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, it starts as a fasting test, then he drinks a 75 mg drink. They will then test several times over the next 2-3 hours to see how his body handles the glucose load. If you have access to a glucose meter, test him after eating a crab heavy meal, at one and two hours after eating.

Also what he needs to do is reduce and watch his carb intake, sugar is one carb, there are several others he needs to watch for. White foods, flour, bread, potatoes, rice, milk, bakery goods, bagels and pasta are all carbs that need to be eaten in moderation. The problem is what is usually sold as a “healthy diet” is not healthy for diabetics.

Q: What are 3 symptoms of type 2 diabetes in children?

A: Hi there! I saw your question and wanted to let you know the answer. Type 2 diabetes (also called “adult onset diabetes”) used to be rare in children, but it seems these cases are on the rise. The two types of diabetes are really very different diseases. Briefly:

Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it usually develops in people under the age of 30. It is also called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile onset diabetes. It is a lifelong disease, and they don’t know what causes it to develop. Symptoms are usually severe and occur rapidly. In this disease, the cells of the pancreas produce little or no insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter body cells so that they can use the glucose for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of going into the cells. The body is unable to use this glucose for energy, despite high levels in the bloodstream. This leads to many problems and eventually begins to kill nerve cells, causing blindness, heart problems, and pains throughout the body. Symptoms of Type I are increased hunger, frequent urination, and excessive thirst. Within 5 to 10 years, the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are completely destroyed and the body can not longer produce insulin. The person must then inject insulin, or their body will deteriorate rapidly and they can die quickly.

Type 2 diabetes usually develops in middle age or later. The typical Type 2 Diabetes patient is overweight, although not always. Symptoms usually have a gradual onset. Type 2 diabetes is associated with insulin resistance, rather than the lack of insulin (which is a characteristic of Type 1 diabetes). Insulin resistance is a hereditary tendency. Insulin levels are usually normal or higher than average, but the body’s cells respond sluggishly to insulin. This lack of insulin activity results in higher than normal blood glucose levels. Symptoms are being overweight, feeling tired, frequent urination/thirst, infections that are slow to heal, and sometimes rashes. Many health care providers believe that our Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease. Yes, the genetic predisposition is there, but our “modern” refined diet, lack of exercise, and too much fats and empty carbs are certainly culprits in pushing people toward developing Type 2 diabetes.

Exercise, proper diet (avoiding sugar and white flour and eating more low-starch vegetables and high-fiber foods), and losing weight can often turn Type 2 diabetes around completely. This kind of turn-around is not usually possible with Type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes in children is more rare but does happen. Children with Type 2 diabetes are usually overweight or obese. They will show unusually high levels of insulin in the blood after eating carbohydrates. This will be followed by a spike in blood sugar. Many children develop a skin problem called acanthosis, which is characterized by velvety, dark colored patches of skin. With exercise, proper diet, and weight loss, Type 2 diabetes in a child can actually be cured, or at least greatly improved.

First thing to do would be to take the child to a doctor, who can correctly determine if the child has diabetes or not. The doctor can refer you to a nutritionist who can help plan a good diet for the child to reduce symptoms and help with weight loss, if needed. And exercise will be key, also.

Keeping a positive attitude helps in overcoming any disease or affliction! If you know a child with diabetes, be supportive, loving, kind, patient, and positive. Stress can have a strong impact on diabetes becoming worse, so the child needs to feel loved, cared for, and supported with positive emotions.

Best of luck! And thanks for your interesting question…

Q: Diabetes? What are the symptoms of type 2? + alcoholism?
In a nutshell, I suspect that I may have type 2 diabetes. I know that the symptoms include frequent urination, thirst, and often tiredness; but I have also been lightheaded lately- to the point of almost passing out. I am an alcoholic, which is bad all around; I know this. BUT, I generally have very good eating habits. I eat square meals every time I eat, to be sure that I get the recommended amount of fruits and veggies, and whole grains, etc. I have also heard that excercise helps control type 2 diabetes, and I excercise 2-4 times a week- pretty intensely. I guess what my question would be is: I’m not sure if the symptoms I’m experiencing are due to the drinking, or to diabetes. Is there a way to distinguish between the two, aside from getting a blood glucose test? I don’t really have the money to see a doc right now, and I basically do every thing else right except for drinking, so I am trying to figure out a way to distinguish between the two.

A: parkermb is right…you sound like you want to avoid MD.
You need fasting blood tests…get a comprehensive blood test…ask for liver function panel & kidney function.

Diabetics are also sometimes depressed in mood.

As for your alcoholism problem it sounds like you know it, but want to minimize it as a problem so you don’t need to stop… drinking will make diabetes & kidneys worse.

The only way to distinguish between the 2 without going to the MD is to stop drinking & see if symptoms go away.
However I get the feeling that’s not an option for you.

If I may: call Intergroup or AA in your area & go to a group…if you don’t like 1 group try another. Another option is to get into therapy with a professional social worker or psychologist to talk about what keeps you drinkng.

I really wish you the best.

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

A: The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common in U.S. kids and teens, especially in those who are overweight. Some studies report that between 8% and 45% of children who’ve been newly diagnosed with diabetes have the form known as type 2.

Diabetes is a chronic condition that needs close attention, but with some practical knowledge, you can become your child’s most important ally in learning to live with the disease
About Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood.

Our bodies break down the foods we eat into glucose and other nutrients needed to fuel bodily functions, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream from the gastrointestinal tract. The glucose level in the blood rises after a meal and triggers the pancreas to make the hormone insulin and release it into the bloodstream. But in people with diabetes, the body either can’t make or respond to insulin properly.
Insulin works like a key that opens the doors to cells and allows the glucose in. Without insulin, glucose can’t get into the cells (the doors are “locked” and there is no key) and so it stays in the bloodstream. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood remains higher than normal. High blood sugar levels are a problem because they can cause a number of symptoms and health problems.

About Type 2 Diabetes
The two types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Both cause blood sugar levels to become higher than normal but do so in different ways.

Type 1 diabetes (formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. Kids with type 1 diabetes need insulin to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range.
Type 2 diabetes (formerly called non-insulin-dependent diabetes) is different. Unlike someone with type 1 diabetes, a person with type 2 diabetes still produces insulin but the body doesn’t respond to it normally. Glucose is less able to enter the cells and do its job of supplying energy (this is called insulin resistance). This causes the blood sugar level to rise, making the pancreas produce even more insulin. Eventually, the pancreas can wear out from working overtime to produce extra insulin and may no longer be able to produce enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels normal.
People with insulin resistance may or may not develop type 2 diabetes — it all depends on whether the pancreas can produce enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels normal. Repeatedly high blood sugar levels are a sign that a person has developed diabetes.

Kids and teens with type 2 diabetes use diet, exercise, and medicines that improve the body’s response to insulin to control their blood sugar levels. Some may need to take insulin shots or use an insulin pump, too.
Who Gets Type 2 Diabetes?
Although no one knows for certain what causes type 2 diabetes, there seems to be a genetic risk. In fact, it’s estimated that 45% to 80% of affected kids have at least one parent with diabetes and may have a significant family history of the disease. In some cases, a parent may be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the same time as the child.

Most people who develop type 2 diabetes are overweight. Excess fat makes it harder for the cells to respond to insulin. And being inactive further reduces the body’s ability to respond to insulin. In the past, doctors called this type of diabetes adult-onset diabetes because it almost exclusively affected overweight adults. Today, that description is no longer accurate. More kids and teens are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, probably because more kids and teens are overweight.

Certain ethnic groups also tend to be more prone to developing type 2 diabetes, including people of Native American, African American, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/Pacific Island descent. Also, kids in puberty are more likely to develop the disease than younger kids, probably because of normal rises in hormone levels that can cause insulin resistance during this stage of rapid growth and physical development.
Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes aren’t always obvious and they can take a long time to develop. Sometimes, there are no symptoms. It’s important to remember that not everyone with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes develops these warning signs, and not everyone who has these symptoms necessarily has type 2 diabetes.
•urinate frequently. The kidneys respond to high levels of glucose in the blood by flushing out the extra glucose in urine. Kids with high blood sugar levels need to urinate more frequently and in larger volumes.
•drink a lot of liquids. Because they’re peeing so frequently and losing so much fluid, they can become very thirsty and drink a lot in an attempt to keep the levels of body water normal.
•feel tired often because the body can’t use glucose for energy properly.
Sometimes, kids and teens wi

Q: Are these symptoms of type 2 diabetes and if these are present is it certain?
1. Shortness of breath
2. Itchiness/irritation of genitals

A: You look as though you are panicking in case you are diabetic? it is not an illness it is a condition. I was recently told I was type 2 diet controlled and didn’t have any of those symptoms, your sound more like an allergy.

Q: I think I may have symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
I’m worried that I may be suffering from a symptom of type 2 diabetes. In the last week I have developed cysts on the bottoms of my feet and hands. The cysts are not inflamed with any redness, and they drain a clear or pink fluid (same fluid mixed with a bit of blood perhaps). The cysts on my hands are quite small but numerous, and the cysts on my feet are enormous.
The only description I could find for this type of thing online is that it is a rare symptom of type 2 diabetes. I’m 25 years old, male, of Scandinavian descent, and I have a slim build. I suspect diabetes because I have been drinking a lot of liquor in the past year. Does anybody know more about the cysts on my hands and feet and if it may be related to type 2 diabetes?

A: It doesn’t sound like diabetes to me. But the thing is, the symptoms are different for everyone, and also for any of the symptoms of diabetes there may be many other causes. So when a doctor suspects diabetes he orders a whole range of tests for several other things.

I would definitely go to a doctor.

Q: Is losing weight a symptom of TYPE II Diabetes? not type 1. Type 2?
i peed a lot
i used to be thirsty alot

and then 3 weeks later these symptoms disappeared (went away)

the funny thing is i’m not even overweight and i’m NOT LOSING WEIGHT.

these symptoms are not present anymore//

now i just want to know if type 2 diabetes symptoms include losing weight?

OK THX appreciate it

A: hi you
weight loss is common to both types of diabetes and you dont have to be over weight to be a diabetic as diabetes can hit anyone at any time if you have any worries in this area i would see my doctor about getting the test done as diabetes even doe your fit and healthy can be missed

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