The symptoms of adult onset diabetes are often overlooked as being nothing. They should be headed as a warning.

One thing that we should discuss right off is that there is more than one type of diabetes. Two of the diabetes types are as follows. Type 1 diabetes, previously termed juvenile diabetes, is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. In Type 1 diabetes the body does not produce enough insulin, which is a hormone that is needed to convert sugars and starches and other foods into energy. This type of diabetes affects approximately 5-10% of the diabetic community. Insulin therapy is used in treating this disease.

Type 2 diabetes, adult onset diabetes, is the more common form of diabetes effecting millions of Americans. This diabetes type is more prevalent in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians as well as the older community.

Type 2 diabetes suffers bodies either do not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin it does produce. In this case the insulin taken is used to utilize the glucose from food to avoid a build up of glucose in the system. This build up of glucose causes serious complications.

The symptoms to watch for in adult onset diabetes are combination of symptoms from both the Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. These symptoms include frequent urination, be unusually thirsty, extremely hungry, have unusual weight loss and show extreme fatigue and irritability, along with frequent infections, blurred vision, cuts and or bruises that are very slow to heal, may experience a tingling and or numbness in the hands and or feet and have some recurring skin, gum and or bladder infections. This having been said, often, there are often no symptoms of adult onset diabetes expressed in patients.

If you notice changes in your body like these or any other, you should immediately seek medical attention. This is a serious condition that with complications can kill, but with proper treatment a person can live a long healthy life. So, remember, no matter how small the concern, do not hesitate to seek help with determining if there is anything to worry about or not. Better to be safe than very sorry later.