Diabetes mellitus can appear at any age. To avoid missing the beginning of the disease, you should regularly check your blood glucose levels. This is especially true if you are over the age of 45, are overweight, or have noticed several of the symptoms listed below.
Dr. Julia
Constant thirst
If it is not hot outside, you have not been engaged in sports or heavy physical work, and you drink enough water yet your mouth is constantly dry, this is an alarm bell. It also makes sense to check your sugar levels if you notice that you are drinking much more water than usual.
Frequent urination
With elevated sugar levels, urination is often unrelated to the amount you drink. Frequent urination that occurs no matter how much liquid is consumed should prompt you to think about the cause.
Dry skin and mucous membranes
Abnormal flaking of the skin, peeling lips, and dryness of the vagina for women can be symptoms of type 2 diabetes.
Slow healing of scratches
A shallow scratch normally takes a week to 10 days to heal. If the process takes longer, a visit to th...
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