Diabetes is a condition that some people develop while others may genetically inherit it. People can have type one and type two diabetes, both of which respond to insulin differently. Let’s look over the early warning signs for diabetes so you can talk with your doctor if you develop these symptoms. Remember that these signs can suggest you have diabetes, but they won’t provide any verification:

1. Urinating often
When people start to develop diabetes, they tend to use the bathroom more often. While it’s normal to use the bathroom more if you drink lots of water, you shouldn’t have to wake up multiple times throughout the night to use the bathroom.

2. Feeling thirsty
When you start to develop diabetes, you become more thirsty. This means you will start to drink more water when you normally wouldn’t need to. This will also contribute to your frequent urination. However, if you workout more or change your lifestyle, don’t assume it’s because of diabetes.

3. Unexplained hunger
On top of drinking more water, you will also feel unexplained hunger. This means you will start to eat more than usual and feel hungry when you shouldn’t. This could include constantly waking up with hunger pangs or having them throughout the day.

4. Extreme fatigue
Even though you may eat and drink more often, you can start to feel tired as well. This can include waking up exhausted, having less energy and becoming unable to perform as much physical activity. Make sure you get enough sleep and see if that helps, but if it doesn’t, you should see a doctor.

5. Blurry vision
You need to maintain your vision and take care of your eyes. Blurry vision can happen at times, but you should let your doctor know when it happens frequently or for long periods of time. Vision issues can be dangerous, so you need to address them immediately.

6. Cuts and bruises that heal slowly
No one likes to get cuts and bruises, but slow healing ones may indicate that you have diabetes. Even if diabetes doesn’t cause the slow healing, you should still talk with your doctor about it since this can indicate a problem with your autoimmune system.

7. Unexplained weight loss
As you eat and drink more, you should worry if you still lose weight. When you eat more food, you should gain weight unless you spend more time working out. You should worry about weight loss if you don’t make any changes that should cause you to lose weight.

8. Tingling or numbness
Your hands shouldn’t tingle or feel numb on a regular basis, so you should get this checked out immediately. Tingling or numb feeling in your limbs, especially the hands and feet, isn’t normal, but it can happen on occasion. You should only expect tingling when you spend time in a cold environment.

Keep your eyes open for these warning signs of diabetes. Doing so will help you know if you need to see your doctor and test yourself for diabetes. People can develop diabetes unexpectedly, so you need to make sure you watch for these signs. Doing so could help you catch the symptoms early so you can start treating it.