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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with diabetes symptoms. Classic symptoms of diabetes include: weight loss, polyphagia, | A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with diabetes symptoms. Classic symptoms of diabetes include: [[weight loss]], [[polyphagia]], [[polydipsia]] and [[polyuria]]. less common symptoms include vision changes, [[tingling]] or [[numbness]] in exterimities, [[fatigue]] and skin changes. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include: | A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include: | ||
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====Common symptoms==== | ====Common symptoms==== | ||
*[[Polyuria]] | *[[Polyuria]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Polydipsia]] | ||
*Unexplained [[weight loss]] | *Unexplained [[weight loss]] | ||
*[[Polyphagia]] | *[[Polyphagia]] | ||
====Less common symptoms==== | ====Less common symptoms==== | ||
*Vision changes | *Vision changes | ||
*[[ | *[[Paresthesia]] | ||
*[[Fatigue]] | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*Skin changes | *Skin changes | ||
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Differentiating Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 from other Diseases |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with diabetes symptoms. Classic symptoms of diabetes include: weight loss, polyphagia, polydipsia and polyuria. less common symptoms include vision changes, tingling or numbness in exterimities, fatigue and skin changes.
History
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:
- Dietary habitus
- Weight change
- Family history of hyperglycemia or diabetes
- Pregnancies complicated by hyperglycemia
Symptoms
Common symptoms
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Unexplained weight loss
- Polyphagia
Less common symptoms
- Vision changes
- Paresthesia
- Fatigue
- Skin changes
- Poor wound healing