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Adult Diabetes: Diagnosis & Symptoms

More than 20 million Americans currently suffer from diabetes while about 54 million Americans are estimated to have pre-diabetes.

The causes of type 1 diabetes appear to be much different than those for type 2 diabetes, though doctors do not know the exact cause for either.

The appearance of type 1 diabetes is suspected to follow exposure to an "environmental trigger," such as an unidentified virus, stimulating an immune attack against the beta cells of the pancreas (that produce insulin) in some genetically predisposed people.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you might have some of the following symptoms:

  • Frequent urination
  • Excessive thirst
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Extreme hunger
  • Sudden vision changes
  • Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
  • Feeling very tired much of the time
  • Very dry skin
  • Sores that are slow to heal
  • More infections than usual
Nausea, vomiting, or stomach pains may accompany some of these symptoms in the abrupt onset of type 1 diabetes.
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