Common Symptoms of Diabetes

Most people are in shock when they are diagnosed with a serious medical condition. The shock is usually followed by comments along the lines of “But I didn’t feel any different” or “I never felt sick or anything out of the ordinary.” And, quite honestly, in some instances those assessments are quite accurate. Sometimes a serious condition will only show very minor or seemingly marginal symptoms. Diabetic symptoms can sometimes fall into this category.

According to certain statistics, tens of millions of Americans have diabetes and are totally unaware of the condition. The reason people do not know that they have diabetes is because, as stated before, many diabetic symptoms either aren’t easily detectable nor are they automatically associated with diabetic symptoms.

So what are common symptoms? Here are a few of the major diabetic symptoms as outlined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA): frequent urination, excessive thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, increased fatigue, irritability , and blurry vision.

When looking at those symptoms, it is easy to see why detection falls under the radar by many people. Many of those diabetic symptoms can be attributed to another condition: a minor eye infection can cause blurry vision, stress can cause irritability, depression can cause increased fatigue and unusual weight loss.

When one or more of those diabetic symptoms starts to occur, an individual needs to see a physician as soon as possible. It goes without saying that it would be best to get a report from the doctor rather than deciding on one’s own as to the reason by a series of out of the ordinary symptoms that may or may not be diabetic symptoms.

While there are more diabetic symptoms not listed, this brief list should provide a guide to the major ones. Hopefully it has been some help.