Symptoms of Diabetes
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What are Symptoms of Diabetes?
- Diabetes often has no symptoms, but when they occur, these are common ones:
- Blurry vision
- Frequent urination
- Fatigue
- Persistent thirst (sometimes people drink 1-2 gallons a day)
- Dry mouth
- Dark rough patch of skin (often on back of neck or in the armpit)
- Tingling or pain in feet or legs
- Wounds that do not heal quickly
- Losing weight without trying
- Excessively dry skin
- Frequent or persistent yeast infections
- Because diabetes develops gradually, it may take months or years before the symptoms start, but the damage may still be happening, if the diabetes is not diagnosed and treated.
- For American Indian and Alaska Native people it is important to get checked for diabetes regularly - at least once a year