What are the symptoms of diabetes?

The most common symptoms of diabetes include:

• Going to the loo frequently
• Being thirsty excessively
• Being hungry almost all the time
• Losing or gaining weight substantially
• Constantly feeling tired
• Not being able to concentrate
• A feeling of pins and needles or numbness in hand and feet
• Blurred vision
• Regularly getting infections
• Wounds that take long to heal
• Vomiting and stomach aches

Life threatening symptoms include:

• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) which can lead to dehydration, irregular breathing and confusion which may lead to a coma or a heart attack.
• Hyperosmolar states which cause severe dehydration and may progress to a coma or even death.

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