What Is Diabetes?

The signs of diabetes are

• being very thirsty
• urinating often
• feeling very hungry or tired
• losing weight without trying
• having sores that heal slowly
• having dry, itchy skin
• losing the feeling in your feet or having tingling in your feet
• having blurry eyesight

You may have had one or more of these signs before you found out you had diabetes. Or you may have had no signs at all. A blood test to check your glucose levels will show if you have pre-diabetes or diabetes.

• About Diabetes
• How do you get high blood glucose?
• What is pre-diabetes?
• What are the signs of diabetes?
• What kind of diabetes do you have?
• Why do you need to take care of your diabetes?
• What's a desirable blood glucose level?