Diabetes Self-Management

6 Little-Known Diabetes Symptoms

Most people are aware of the classic signs and symptoms of diabetes—increased thirst, increased hunger and increased urination. But by some estimates, over seven million people in the United States have Type 2 diabetes and don’t even know it. For many of them, the first symptoms of diabetes may be due to diabetic complications, and they’re symptoms that most people don’t typically associate with diabetes.

1. Vision problems

In some cases, vision

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