Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for some 90% to 95% of all cases of diabetes, is seen mainly in adults over the age of 40, although it is increasingly being seen today at younger ages, and even in quite young children.
Type 2 diabetes symptoms are often very mild in the early stages of the condition and you could well find that you are suffering from type 2 diabetes for many years before it is eventually diagnosed.
In order to function correctly your body requires energy which it gets in large part by converting the food which you eat into glucose, which is then transported around your body and delivered to your body’s cells through the bloodstream.
The transfer of glucose from the blood and into your cells requires the presence of insulin and, in the case of type 2 diabetes your body becomes resistant to insulin and, as a result, glucose begins to build up in your bloodstream.
It is this excess of glucose in the blood which leads to the common type 2 diabetes symptoms of:
- Increased thirst
- Increased hunger
- Tiredness
- Increased urination – especially during the night
- Weight loss
- Blurred vision
- Sores which do not heal
If these type 2 diabetes symptoms are present but you do not seek treatment then serious complications can follow including such things as blindness, renal failure and coronary artery disease.
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