The symptoms of type 2 diabetes usually
appear in subtle ways. In fact, it’s typical
for people in the early stages of the disease
not to realize there’s something wrong for
about 5 years before they are diagnosed.
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Diabetes can wreak havoc on your health,
especially if it goes undiagnosed for too
long, that is why it is important to know the
signs and symptoms before it goes too far.
Many of us know the most common
symptoms—frequent urination, increased
thirst and unusual weight loss, just to name
a few; but there are plenty of other less
obvious signs that something is not quite
right.
Here are some of the most surprising
symptoms of diabetes:
1. Snoring
Is your snoring keeping your spouse up at
night? Excessive nighttime noise is one
symptom of diabetes, and has actually been
shown to be a risk factor for developing the
disease. One major sleep disorder
associated with snoring, obstructive sleep
apnea, is nine times more common in
diabetics than in the general population.
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2. Feeling cold
People with diabetes often feel unusually
cold, especially in their hands and feet. This
is due to diabetic neuropathy and kidney
damage is the result of diabetes which
causes poor circulation, and thus makes it
difficult for your hands and feet to stay
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3. Irritability
Diabetes isn’t just a disease of the body, it’s
also a disease of the mind. The low glucose
levels that are a hallmark of diabetes can
cause all sorts of mental issues—including
anxiety, apathy, moodiness, impaired
judgement and, yes, irritability.
4. Bed wetting
Most of us haven’t wet the bed since we
were little—but people with both type 1 and
type 2 diabetes are more prone to this
embarrassing nighttime leakage. Frequent
urination is a common symptom of diabetes
and peeing in your sleep isn’t necessarily an
exception.



