| As an adult, diabetes is something that can creep up | | | | quickly as possible to determine if the blurred vision is in |
| on you without any warning. Well, that's not quite true | | | | fact due to adult-onset diabetes or some other health |
| -- there are definite warning signs for adult-onset | | | | problem. |
| diabetes, but they're often ignored or mistaken for | | | | Other symptoms of adult diabetes include unexplained |
| other things. Since diabetes is a serious disease, it's | | | | weight loss, perhaps oddly coupled with increased |
| important to recognize these signs as early as possible | | | | hunger, as well as fatigue and irritability. Of course, |
| in order to minimize health problems and other | | | | there are many diseases and conditions that can |
| complications. This is especially true of overweight | | | | cause some or all of these symptoms, especially in |
| adults, who are very much at risk of diabetes. | | | | adults, which is what makes diagnosis of diabetes so |
| The classic signs of adult diabetes are frequent | | | | difficult. Who hasn't been irritable, after all, or fatigued? |
| urination and constant thirst. The thirst is actually a | | | | But it's the chronic appearance of these symptoms |
| side-effect of the urination, since the body is trying to | | | | that are worrisome. It's one thing to be fatigued for a |
| prevent dehydration. Frequent or excessive urination is | | | | day or two, but if you're feeling off for a couple of |
| particularly a sign of diabetes insipidus, a form of | | | | weeks, it's time to visit the doctor. |
| diabetes that is hormonal in nature, unlike the more | | | | The good news is that diabetes responds well to |
| common diabetes mellitus, which is due to abnormal | | | | treatment if caught early, especially in adults. If sugar or |
| levels of insulin and/or resistance to insulin's effects. | | | | insulin resistance is the problem, careful control of diet |
| Blurry vision is definitely one sign you should take | | | | and exercise may be all that's needed to keep the |
| seriously, as it often occurs after long periods with | | | | disease in check. For others, medication will also be |
| elevated blood sugar levels. Many adults will ignore this | | | | required. The earlier it's diagnosed, though, the better |
| symptom, ascribing it to fatigue or the effects of aging. | | | | chance you'll have of dealing with adult diabetes. |
| A visit to the optometrist should be scheduled as | | | | |