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Common Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

There are many symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes. Risk of the more extreme problems , such as swollen extremities and a heightened risk of comas, shouldn't be the only reasons to realize that diabetes is a serious condition that requires immediate treatment and management.
The most common symptoms of type 2 diabetes include increased hunger and thirst. People with this condition will feel ravenous even though they just ate and parched even though they had plenty of water. Other symptoms include weight loss, the need to urinate often, blurred vision and headaches. Sufferers might also notice fatigue and dry mouth. In rare cases, people with type 2 diabetes can pass out when their blood sugar is too high or too low. Should you experience any of these symptoms in combination, you should see your doctor immediately. Starting the right treatment plan to manage your diabetes is very important to your overall health.

The milder symptoms may pass people by, and they may not notice them or they may not experience them at all. However, there are several symptoms that indicate your type 2 diabetes has progressed and could pose an acute health threat. These symptoms include being slow to heal, especially in your extremities; changes in the skin, where it takes on a darkened and thickened appearance in the armpits, groin and even the neck; and itchiness of the skin. Sufferers can have frequent yeast infections and become impotent. Vision can become impaired and you may notice numbness in your hands or feet. Lastly, weight gain, specifically, a look of bloating, is common in serious cases of type 2 diabetes.

Besides all of these symptoms, diabetes can also cause life-threatening symptoms like seizures and comas, it can even cause brain damage. Along with these, another danger is the onset of tremors. Sufferers experience shakiness because their blood-sugar level is way too low, typically when it drops below 40 mg/dl. But how low is too low varies from person to person, and the tremors start because the brain doesn't have enough sugar to control your body.

Tremors caused by type 2 diabetes, specifically, low blood sugar, look like very much like the shakes someone with Parkinson's disease may have in his early stages. Your legs may twitch and shake uncontrollably or your hands may tremble. You may even experience painful and spontaneous muscle cramps.

If you experience tremors related to your type 2 diabetes, it is very important that you find a treatment option to manage your disease more effectively. Balancing out low blood-sugar levels involves taking glucose into your body as fast as possible. This is usually done by drinking a soda, taking a glucose tablet or drinking orange juice. If you're in dire straights, though, and need to get your blood sugar under control, anything sweet will do. Getting it into the body as quickly as possible is what's important.

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Brenda Stokes
eHow Contributing Writer