Diabetes often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body’s cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience polyuria (frequent urination), they will become increasingly thirsty (polydipsia) and hungry (polyphagia).
Common symptoms of diabetes
- Frequent urination
- Disproportionate thirst
- Intense hunger
- Weight gain
- Unusual weight loss
- Increased fatigue
- Irritability
- Blurred vision
- More skin and/or yeast infections
Complications of diabetes
- Eye complications
- Foot complications
- Skin complications
- Heart problems
- Hypertension
- Mental health
- Hearing loss
- Gum disease
- Gastroparesis
- Ketoacidosis
causes of Diabetes
- Overweight,
- obesity, and
- physical inactivity