Diabetes symptoms | Signs of all types of diabetes | Diabetes UK

What are the symptoms of diabetes? With one in 15 of us now living with condition in the UK, it’s more important than ever to know the signs and symptoms to look out for.

We hope you enjoy this short animation to raise awareness and get more people talking about the signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Common symptoms of diabetes include:

- Going to the toilet a lot, especially at night.
- Being really thirsty.
- Feeling more tired than usual.
- Losing weight without trying to.
- Genital itching or thrush.
- Cuts and wounds take longer to heal.
- Blurred eyesight.

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[thelyallking]

I had 2 of these symptoms. Prayed to god. I did the results and they came fine🙏🏼🙏🏼

[paulburton]

My daughter experienced stomach ache when she was first diabetic (type 1) also lost colour in her skin she looked pale a bit grey. We had no idea but once told she was diagnosed as diabetic we could see the symptoms and indicators were all there. When we saw the doctor he said go straight to hospital. She has coped really well with it since she was twelve and is now twenty-three and doing really well.

[Basedhistoryenjoyer]

"Blurred eyesight"
My already short-sighted eyes: *yes*

[towtruck]

I'm a teen and a sweet tooth and most of the symptoms are present on me omg but I can't stop eating Sweets huhuhu

[vk]

My paternal grandfather passed away 6 years ago due to a heart disease (am unsure what kind but according to my father that’s what he said and that was all I needed to know).
He did however tell me of a very important factor, which is the genetic and hereditary possibility of the both of us having diabetes in the future as my grandfather also had it as well.
At one point in my life, I was VERY CLOSE to getting Type 1 Diabetes but thankfully, it dwindled down.
Now that I’m 21, I’m definitely more cautious and observant of what I’m putting into my body as I was the kind of person that simply ate anything without a care in the world.
Even if it is still considered young to be so deeply concerned for my health, my body will thank me for it later in life and that is something I won’t ever be ashamed of.

[FightBackAgainstDiabetes]

*You Did Not Choose To Be Classified As Diabetic, But You Can Choose To Fight Back Against Diabetes* 💪

[shamteal]

Must be affecting my hearing. Its a battle between the music and the narration and the music is winning.

[yensigndxsuhr]

i wanted to put this to the test. i woke up and had 123 on my blood glucose. i exercised, showered, had 3 scrambled eggs (with sliced tomato, jalapeño and onion) with avocado and a small corn tortilla. i waited 2 hours, took my blood sugar test again and it dropped to 90. i’m so shocked. i’ve never had it anywhere below 109. thank you so much.

[asshfgff]

I hope diabetic patients can have healthy and happy life.... I have anxiety disorders too, so I understand how our disease can be disturbing us...

[moochia_]

I'm currently struggling with the fact that I may soon be prediabetic. I have diabetes in my family (my paternal grandfather had it) and I'm very worried about it. I had bloodwork done this last July, and my blood sugar levels were above average, but not to the point where I'd need to seek medical help. But, I've been feeling much more of the symptoms, and I'm concerned..
I'm just here to vent, that's all.

[johnnyjoestar]

For people worrying about why they're having symptoms, I'll share my story. I had excessive thirst and excessive urination. (Polyuria/polydipsia). As a skinny 21 year old who doesn't even like sweet foods that much, no matter what I searched on the internet those symptoms were always a main indicator of diabetes. The doctors ruled out type 1 and I was very scared awaiting my blood test results but...

It seemed like I had low potassium! Below normal potassium in your blood can cause your kidneys to function worse and not able to filter properly causing thirst and urination. It's still not a good thing of course but it was very similar to diabetic symptoms.

[fbi]

I came to search this up because my hands have been shaking lately

[buffalosolider]

My wounds heal fast, but I’m still thirsty, but I’m dealing with a lot of these symptoms

[robsweatherchannel]

My blood sugar level went to 1.4 yesterday and felt very tired, headaches, confused, dizziness and so on it was horrible.Been having it for over 4 weeks on and off issues. Today it has been a little higher than norm at moment so before food at 6.5 nearly 7 and rising without even eating or drinking.

I am keeping up with drinks. I have had infection after infection though! Urgh!

[techijirminnabam]

I had a sudden wait lost, but my vision Is not blurry, and I do not often get thirsty, and I only pee only 2 times a day

[edman]

I came here to see if I have this horrible disease. I’ve been rather hungry and thirsty as well as fairly tired over the last few days, and it’s been causing me nothing but anxiety. I’ve never seen a loss or gain in weight, but I can’t help but fear the worst.

[katkk]

I have been getting dark patches of skin, feeling tired, using the restroom alot, feeling hungry most of the time, and thirsty also I tried to tell my mom that I think I have it and she got mad at me and yelled at me so I didn't talk about it and everytime I Google
"Signs you have diabetes" they say "if you have these symptoms go to doctor now!" And it's getting me worried I don't know what to do!😭

[Jon-dppw]

Thanks for the video, I've been a runner for the past year and have been thinking it's all because I'm running but it stays like this during the off seasons so I'm going to check with my doctor and see about getting tested.

[valffie]

I constantly feel thirsty but idk not know if this is because there was a time where I only drank a cup of water, a day during the more recent quarantine. I'm genuinely worried now because I have been drinking more but I still have the same tight and dry feeling in my throat

[bb-double-yuh]

[Weeing often]
Me: "Oh no."
[Really thirsty]
Me: "Oh no!"
[Gential itching]
Me: "OH NO!"
[Losing weight at random]
Me: "Whew, that was a close one."