Signs of diabetes at different stages

What are the signs of diabetes?

There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Among them, type 2 diabetes is the most common, accounting for 90-95% of all patients diagnosed with diabetes.

Because there are few obvious symptoms, many patients begin to detect and treat only after the disease has progressed seriously. Therefore, you must regularly maintain blood sugar testing when you start to suspect the disease, or when you have the following signs.

Signs of type 1 diabetes

Signs of type 1 diabetes have 4 typical symptoms.

• Hungry and tired

• Your body converts the food you eat into glucose that your cells use for energy. But your cells need insulin to absorb glucose. If your body doesn't make enough or any insulin, or if your cells are resistant to the insulin your body makes, glucose can't get into them and you don't have energy. This can make you hungrier and more tired than usual.

• Urinate more often and thirst more

• The average person has to urinate four to seven times in 24 hours, but people with diabetes due to high blood sugar can go many times more than usual. Why is that ? Normally your body reabsorbs glucose as it passes through your kidneys. But when diabetes pushes your blood sugar high, your kidneys may not be able to bring it all back up. This causes the body to make more urine and to lose water. The result: You'll have to go more often. You can also go out more. Because you pee a lot, you may be very thirsty. As you drink more, you will also pee more.

• Dry mouth, excessive thirst and itchy skin

• Because your body is using fluid to urinate, there is less moisture for other things. You may become dehydrated, and your mouth may feel dry. Dry skin can make you itchy.

• Lose a lot of weight

• Although the patient ate a lot, he lost a lot of weight.

Signs of type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes progresses silently, even without any symptoms. Some signs at this stage are:

• Yeast infection

• Both men and women with diabetes can get these. Yeast eats glucose, so having plenty around makes it thrive. The infection can develop in any warm, moist fold of skin, including: between fingers and toes, under the breasts, in or around the genitals.

• Slow-healing sores or cuts

• Over time, high blood sugar can affect your blood flow and cause nerve damage that makes it difficult for your body to heal. Pain or numbness in your legs or feet. This is another result of nerve damage.

Signs of gestational diabetes

High blood sugar during pregnancy often has no symptoms. You may feel a little thirstier than usual or have to urinate more often. Usually detectable mainly on 3-segment glucose test at 28 weeks gestation.

Early screening for diabetes to protect your quality of life

If you are in an at-risk group or have one of the symptoms listed above, consult your doctor and get the necessary tests to screen for diabetes early to prevent the disease from progressing. late stage and many complications.

Diabetes screening package at CarePlus - Only 990,000 VND. Includes full items:

Specialist doctor examines and advises: Check body parameters, General examination

• Diagnostic imaging: Electrocardiogram (Evaluation of cardiac pathology)

• Laboratory tests: HBA1C, Blood sugar (Glucose), Urinalysis, Kidney function (Urea, Creatinine), Blood lipids (Total cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, Triglycerides)

CarePlus International Clinic System is known as one of the most popular places to diagnose diabetes and its complications in HCMC.

In particular, our team of doctors pays great attention to combining drug and non-drug treatments to achieve long-term effectiveness and safety for patients. The doctor will give in-depth advice on nutrition and exercise suitable for each person, and give advice to the patient to change a healthy lifestyle.

Please call hotline 18006116 (toll-free) or inbox Fanpage/Zalo CarePlus Clinic Vietnam or register online at website. Download the CarePlus app for faster scheduling and more convenient calendar tracking!

CAREPLUS INTERNATIONAL CLINIC SYSTEM - Member of Singapore Medical Group

• Branch 1: 66 - 68 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, City. Ho Chi Minh City

• Branch 2: 2nd Floor, Crescent Plaza, 105 Ton Dat Tien, Tan Phu Ward, District 7, City. Ho Chi Minh City

• Branch 3: 107 Tan Hai, Ward 13, Tan Binh District, City. Ho Chi Minh City