What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
The most common symptoms of type 2 diabetes (T2D) are:
- Increased thirst
- Frequent urination
- Increased hunger/appetite
- Unexplained weight loss
- Fatigue, or a feeling of being run-down and tired
- Rapid breathing
- Blurred vision
- Dry, itchy skin
- A headache
- Tingling or burning pain in the feet, legs, hands or other parts of the body
- High blood pressure
- Mood swings
- Irritability, depression
- Frequent or recurring infections, such as urinary tract infections, yeast infections and skin infections
- Slow healing of cuts and bruises
Symptoms of T2D are very similar to symptoms of type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, T2D symptoms often come on more gradually; not everyone with T2D will display signs of having the disease. Blood tests are needed to confirm diabetes.
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