TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Diabetes is a chronic condition diagnosed by abnormally high blood sugar levels.
The doctor will do a blood test to measure blood sugar levels, there is no correct way to know if you have diabetes without this blood test.
However, some people with diabetes also experience the main symptoms and early warning signs, such as frequent urination, increased thirst, and excessive hunger.
These warning signs are similar for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, although how they appear can vary.
This is what you need to know to recognize the symptoms of both types of diabetes.
How to recognize early signs of diabetes
The early signs of diabetes are referred to as 3 Ps. According to Orville Kolterman, MD, chief medical officer at Pendulum, a company that makes products to help control glucose levels, the following:
∙ polyuria: Urinate frequently
∙ Polydipsia: Increased thirst
∙ Polyphagia: Excessive hunger
Because people with type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin at all, they often show more dramatic symptoms when compared to people with type 2 diabetes.
“Usually type 1 is a very rapid regression with severe symptoms, bringing you to the hospital to be diagnosed,” said Stephanie Redmond, a pharmacy doctor and co-founder of Diabetes Doctor’s Supplement, quoted by Tribun Jogja from Insider.
“With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas can still make insulin, it’s not working as it should … so we’re looking at less drastic symptoms for a type 2 diagnosis.”
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