Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by Dr. Julian Whitaker
Many people dealing with diabetes admit that the disease snuck up on them. They didn’t see it coming.

These men and women didn’t suddenly lose weight or become excessively hungry and thirsty (as those with type 1 diabetes often experience), nor did they feel sick in any way.  In fact, there are few truly recognizable type 2 diabetes symptoms. The disease is usually discovered during a routine blood test when a high fasting blood glucose reading, usually in the 150 to 300 mg/dL range, is noted.

There are, however, a few common type 2 diabetes signs and symptoms:
  • The vast majority of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight, with the distribution of weight most commonly in the abdominal area.
  • Most people with type 2 diabetes are inactive.
  • Worldwide, the greatest increase in the number of people managing diabetes appears in those over the age of 65. Beginning in our forties, our lifestyle indiscretions are no longer protected by the resilience of youth. Things like an unhealthy diet, extra pounds, and lack of exercise suddenly turn into diabetes risk factors and begin take their toll.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 by clyde taylor:
i don't know if i have any diabetes but my father, had type 2 and i was way over weight when he passed, i'm deathly scared of needles and i have went on a diet and cut out 90 percent of my sugar intake , i have lost about 40 pounds and want to lose 15 more to put me at 175pounds, i'm 5'8" do you think i'll still get type 2 because my father had it? most doctors around here think it is passed on in the genes, my father never cared to take care of himself, i hate needles and thought changing my eating habits could prevent me from progressing or stop it, if i did have it , thanks clyde taylor.