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==History and Symptoms== | |||
===Pre-Diabetes=== | |||
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "pre-diabetes" -- blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 57 million people in the United States who have pre-diabetes. About 11 percent of people with pre-diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program standard or control group developed type 2 diabetes each year during the average 3 years of follow-up. Other studies show that many people with pre-diabetes develop type 2 diabetes in 10 years. Recent research has shown that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during pre-diabetes. | |||
===Symptoms=== | |||
People with diabetes may exhibit some or none of the following symptoms: | |||
*[[Frequent urination]] | |||
*Excessive [[thirst]] | |||
*Unexplained [[weight loss]] | |||
*Extreme hunger | |||
*Sudden vision changes | |||
*[[Tingling]] or [[numbness]] in hands or feet | |||
*[[Fatigue]] | |||
*Very dry skin | |||
*[[Sore]]s that are slow to heal | |||
*More [[infection]]s than usual | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History and Symptoms
Pre-Diabetes
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "pre-diabetes" -- blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 57 million people in the United States who have pre-diabetes. About 11 percent of people with pre-diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program standard or control group developed type 2 diabetes each year during the average 3 years of follow-up. Other studies show that many people with pre-diabetes develop type 2 diabetes in 10 years. Recent research has shown that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during pre-diabetes.
Symptoms
People with diabetes may exhibit some or none of the following symptoms:
- Frequent urination
- Excessive thirst
- Unexplained weight loss
- Extreme hunger
- Sudden vision changes
- Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
- Fatigue
- Very dry skin
- Sores that are slow to heal
- More infections than usual