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- Frequent urination
- Excessive thirst
- Extreme hunger
- Unusual weight loss
- Increased fatigue
- Irritability
- Blurry vision
- Vomiting
- Slow healing sores
- Excessive body weight
- Tingling or numbness in the feet
- Sexual difficulties
If you or anyone that you know is experiencing any of these warning symptoms, contact your doctor and ask to be tested for diabetes.
Factors That Increase Your Risk of Diabetes
- Excessive body weight
- Not physically active
- Family member with diabetes
- Women who have a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth
- Over 45 years of age
- Lab fasting blood glucose above 126 mg/dl on 2 separate tests
- Lab blood glucose above 200 mg/dl anytime of the day without consideration of when the last meal was eaten.
- Lab fasting blood glucose above 100 but less than 126.